Descartes Datamyne™ trade data reveals shifting trade patterns as toy companies diversify sources to dodge steep import duties. But buy- and sell-side market dynamics are also in play. Key Takeaways U.S. tariffs and policy uncertainty reshaped...
Trade data based on bills of lading shows 2023 U.S. imports declined at most of the busiest U.S. ports of entry. After the sharp fall and rise of U.S. imports during and after the pandemic, the flow of 2023 U.S. inbound shipments settled into a pattern that...
Trade data based on bills of lading shows 2023 U.S. imports declined at most of the busiest U.S. ports of entry. After the sharp fall and rise of U.S. imports during and after the pandemic, the flow of 2023 U.S. inbound shipments settled into a...
In March 2024, global trade data tracked by Datamyne shows that U.S. container imports saw a modest increase of 0.4% from February but surged by 15.7% compared to the same period last year, despite the Chinese Lunar New Year's influence on late March figures. Notably,...
Global trade data tracked by Descartes indicates that In January 2024, the volume of U.S. imports in the surged by 7.9% compared to December 2023, marking the most substantial month-over-month growth for January in the past seven years. The increase was largely...
In December 2023, the volume of container imports in the United States grew 0.4% over November 2023. Despite modest growth, there were noteworthy fluctuations in volume observed at ports along the West, East, and Gulf Coasts. Notably, major ports on the East and Gulf...
In November 2023, U.S. container imports fell 9% from October, particularly affecting East and Gulf Coast ports. This decline aligns with past year-end trends and includes a slightly faster drop in imports from China. The Panama drought is now impacting U.S. container...
In October 2023, U.S. imports witnessed a substantial surge, diverging from pre-pandemic trends and reaching levels beyond those of October 2019. The following trade data insights offer an overview of key developments: U.S. Container Import Growth Import...
There has been no shortage of doom and gloom about the “plunge” in U.S. imports this year. And yet, the numbers still don’t show anything to be particularly gloomy about. U.S. imports have been rising month on month since February. They were up sequentially yet again...
Global trade trends show that U.S. imports surged in the run-up to the holidays. But after nine months of pandemic shut-downs, following on a year of trade dampening tariffs, the fall’s record volumes are largely making up for the losses in the spring. 2020’s year-end...
