by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 26, 2014 | Trade Policy
by Peter Quinter, guest columnist I have been writing for years about US court decisions regarding the inspection of the contents of laptops, mobile phones, and other digital devices by officers of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), US Department of Homeland...
by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 14, 2014 | Imports, Transport
Buying (or expecting) roses for Valentine’s Day? Your long-stems will be among 196 million roses produced for Valentine’s Day (according to Statistic Brain) and, odds are, they’re just off the plane from South America. There’s a small but growing chance, though, that...
by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 11, 2014 | Resources, Trade Data
by Brian J. McCormick, guest columnist The US Census, the source for US import-export trade statistics, routinely modifies or suppresses selected data, primarily to protect confidentiality. Thus, statistics for two or more ports may be combined and published under an...
by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 7, 2014 | Press Releases
You can see clearly now: Where 500,000+ companies on both sides of US import trade do business MIAMI – February 7, 2014 – Datamyne has teamed with ESRI to create a cloud-based solution that shows where companies engaged in US import trade are located on a map...
by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 3, 2014 | Imports, Trade Data
Japan, the No. 2 source for autos imported by the US since the 1970s, will likely be overtaken by Mexico this year, according to a report from Bloomberg that cites IHS Automotive estimates. Mexican auto exports have quadrupled from 1993 to 2013, says Bloomberg, while...