According to the profile of China in its international trade, this country was the world’s largest merchandise exporter in the past year, with 2 trillion 590,221 million dollars. Conversely, China ranked as the second country with the most imports on the planet (2 trillion 057,217 million dollars), behind
Exports of auto parts from Mexico to the United States practically reached pre-Covid-19 levels in the period from January to August 2021. During those eight months, external sales of automotive parts from Mexico to its northern neighbor were for 41.540 million dollars, a reduction of 0.4% compared to
Hong Kong, China and Taiwan ranked as the world’s leading semiconductor exporters in 2020, according to data from the World Trade Organization (WTO). Hong Kong’s foreign sales were $ 168.038 million; those of China, 152,785 million, and those of Taiwan, 127,735 million. Why are semiconductors important? A sample
International and Freightliner beat their competitors in heavy vehicle production in Mexico from January to September 2021. With a year-on-year increase of 11.7%, International produced 35,067 units in that period. For its part, Freightliner manufactured 71,651 units, an annual increase of 32.6%. Inegi released the results on Monday,
Demand for air cargo around the world stabilized over the past four months at levels well above the pre-pandemic period, IATA reported. Industry-wide freight ton-kilometers (CTK) increased 7.7% in August 2021 compared to August 2019, which is only modestly slower than July (8.8%) and well above the long-term
Food spending fell in 2020 in the United States for the first time, after 10 years of continuous year-on-year growth. More than anything affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the decrease in this indicator was 7.8 percent. Annual real, or inflation-adjusted, food spending in the United States has increased