From the article: Mexico recently surpassed China and Canada as America's top trading partner, which helped catapult Laredo past Los Angeles to become the number one port in the country. About $20 billion worth of goods flowed through during the month of March — mostly automotive parts.https://www.npr.org/2019/06/01/728954514/as-trump-tariffs-threat-looms-mexico-trade-city-prepares-for-importer-influx
I wonder if this will have any impact on the ports on the coasts, as well as the Panama Canal, which is currently suffering a major drought that is affecting shipping.https://www.apnews.com/f0ab0672ca284c01b0ced4a648c48d88
"Lot of moving parts" (pun not intended) to these kinds of things. Probably very specific to an industry, maybe even to specific manufacturers or importers. Nevertheless, when aggregated a trend will likely appear. See what gets published in the Wall Street Journal, Journal of Commerce, or similar publications.
- PDN.
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