Auto slowdown slowing down as U.S. sales stumble on shortages July 7, 2021 U.S. automotive sales are starting to feel the drag from a shortage of key components including microchips. Sales of cars and light trucks dropped by 14.1% in June 2021 versus June 2019. Sales of foreign-made vehicles fell by 4.1%. Seaborne imports in June will determine availability for sales... Read more →
Q3’21 Outlook: The fallout from short-term supply chain planning July 5, 2021 The outlook for corporate supply chains during the remainder of 2021 is the result of a short-termist approach to planning policies that has persisted through the pandemic. Retail supply chains have scaled actively up rapidly, with a 32.9% increase in U.S. seaborne imports in May 2021 versus M... Read more →
Ross Needs New Import Tools to Cut Tool Imports January 26, 2017 The new Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, has discussed using ‘self-initiation’ of trade cases (ie not relying on a U.S. complainant) to tackle high imports. A starting point may be older cases that have not cut imports as planned. One example is a case from late 2016 where imports of heavy for... Read more →
SeaTac Soars, Offsetting Sub-Standard Subaru Seaborne Shipping December 19, 2016 Airfreight handled by Seattle-Tacoma airport jumped 30% in November on a year earlier, helped by a 53% increase in domestic volumes loaded and a 41% jump in volumes unloaded. This likely resulted from DHL Express moving its local hub there. International trade was slower though with exports un... Read more →
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