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Staying Thirsty: Trade Data Shows Rising Mexican Water Imports

by Descartes Datamyne | Sep 17, 2013 | Markets

Hoping to curb Mexican consumption of sugary soft drinks, President Enrique Pena Nieto has proposed a peso per liter tax on soda as part of a package of tax reforms. The public-health conscious measure follows a UN Food & Agriculture Organization report that...

Sea Change for Bottled Water?

by Descartes Datamyne | Apr 28, 2010 | Data Applications, Imports, Markets

U.S. imports of water from Fiji are down sharply CNN Living poses the question — has bottled water become the new eco-no-no? — and answers, not quite yet. But trade statistics do show a marked drop in U.S. imports of “unsweetened water” (HS code 2201) from top sources...