by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 24, 2014 | Markets, Trade Policy
Earlier today, US Trade Representative Michael Froman surveyed recent progress toward liberalizing trade achieved by India and the US in a speech to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Froman is in New Delhi to co-chair with India’s Trade...
by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 20, 2014 | Press Releases
New trade data field offers US$ value of shipments with breakouts by HS tariff code MIAMI – November 20, 2014 – Datamyne has added a key field to its US import bill-of-lading trade data: the calculated value in US dollars of the cargos received at US ports. The...
by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 19, 2014 | Industry Coverage
Trade data first published by the Datamyne blog figures in an article in Seeking Alpha about an apparent discrepancy between the number of battery-powered cars Tesla says it’s delivered, and the numbers reported by independent sources. The analysis, by Michael Blair,...
by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 18, 2014 | Industry Coverage
In just 20 years, Lumber Liquidators has grown from one entrepreneur’s idea – buy excess wood from construction sites and sell it at a deep discount – to a nationwide retail operation giving Home Depot and Lowe’s plenty of competition in the flooring market. American...
by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 18, 2014 | Industry Coverage
The US share of world rice production may be tiny at less than 2%, but the country plays an outsize role as an exporter, accounting for more than 10% of global rice trade. Indeed, exports are hugely important to US rice growers, accounting for nearly half of...