2023-08-08 20:42:00
Mexico y Canada they replaced China as main suppliers of goods to USAas the momentum of the nearshoring encourages greater diversification of supply chains.
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The import shift from the United States to Mexico and Canada
The US imported regarding $203 billion worth of goods from China in the first six months of the year 25% less than in the same period in 2022, according to the latest unadjusted data from the Department of Commerce. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.
The Asian country is now the third largest supplier of goods to the US, behind Mexico and Canada. imports of goods from Mexico increased by 5.4% in the first semester compared to the previous year. Germany and Japan round out the top five.
For more than a decade, China has been the top annual supplier of goods to the US, while trade ties between the two countries reached their peak last year. Bilateral trade faces growing divide between Washington and Beijing on topics including human rights, fair trade, and competition for technology and markets.
United States: why the import of goods from China fell
However, as US consumers become more discerning in their spending on goods, demand for Chinese-made products, including phones and clothing, has been cooling. At the same time, the supply chain woes of the pandemic years they generated impetus for further logistics diversification, which has translated into more imports from their neighbors to the north and south.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, US imports from China fell to $33.5bn in June, the lowest number since the immediate start of the pandemic, the Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday. The total US merchandise trade deficit with China narrowed over the month.
Translated by Paola Torre.
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