by Descartes Datamyne | Mar 30, 2010 | Imports, Trade Policy
First-ever countervailing duty to be imposed on Vietnam The Department of Commerce has issued final determinations of anti-dumping duties to be imposed on plastic grocery bags made in Taiwan, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Polyethylene retail carrier bags — or PRCBs — have...
by Descartes Datamyne | Mar 30, 2010 | Exports
PRCBs are once and future export drivers Stepping back from the trade tug of war over the U.S. market for polyethylene retail carrier bags, overseas suppliers make a positive contribution to growth in U.S. export sales of the low density polyethylene resins from which...
by Descartes Datamyne | Mar 29, 2010 | Indicators, Trade Policy
WTO forecasts 9.5% growth in trade volumes The World Trade Organization (WTO) projects a rebound in world trade in 2010, recovering some, but by no means all, ground lost in 2009, when global trade volumes contracted 12.2% — the largest decline since World War II. If...
by Descartes Datamyne | Mar 26, 2010 | Data Applications, Indicators
Latest stats from The Datamyne show 15.9% jump in February The Datamyne’s latest statistics from its U.S. imports bill of lading database show imports recovering this February as compared with February 2009, but still short of prerecession levels. Here are the TEU...
