Descartes Datamyne global trade data shows merchandise imports cresting in May for the second year in a row, well ahead of the traditional August-October peak shipping season. Consumers are expected to spend more on holiday shopping, but they are spending earlier on...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling for more diversity in global value chains as a means to boost supply chain resilience. Meanwhile, Descartes Datamyne trade data confirms the point that diversification reduces losses to supply disruptions. Moreover, our...
Economic downturns, trade conflicts, a pandemic, the shipping crisis, and a hot war in Europe – global supply chain disruptions now come in rapid-fire, tsunami-scale waves. Global trade intelligence can help companies reroute and rebuild supply chains today and craft...
Companies in diverse sectors, including consumer electronics, automobiles and automotive parts, pharmaceuticals, and apparel are warning they are mere weeks away from running out of production-critical supplies as Chinese factories shut down and cross-border commerce...
Waves of new tariffs lifted U.S. waterborne import peak shipping volumes earlier and higher than ever in 2018, while the promise of more to come pushed an atypical December surge. U.S. import peak shipping volumes charted a new course in 2018, driven largely by...
We are pleased to publish Descartes’ Annual U.S. Port Report, covering the top 20 U.S. ocean ports ranked by import Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs). Ports are the lifeblood of trade, and the goods that flow in and out of ports can speak to key patterns and the...
Vanilla prices are spiraling past silver in the global marketplace, as limited supply is outstripped by growing demand for all-natural ingredients. Worries over this year’s harvest in Madagascar may nudge vanilla prices – and the cost of this summer’s ice cream cones...
The U.S. is due to swing back to a net exporter of energy in four years, with some help from increasing domestic consumption of renewable energy. But what about overall U.S. renewable energy trends? Early indicators reveal mixed results. In February, the U.S. Energy...
The value of the the total coffee imports and exports continues to decline. Since August 2017, the International Coffee Organization indicator price has declined in each month except January. The price has further decreased by 1.1% in March 2018 to an average of...
Here are 10 trends in international trade with high potential to change the course of U.S. import-export trade in the year ahead. 1. Shifting Currents in Global Energy Flows The lifting of restrictions on U.S. oil exports together with the shale revolution have...
