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China Finally Affected by Protectionist Tariffs September Rain China posted lackluster trade figures in September, highlighting how it might… October 23, 2024
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How Chinese Exports Beat Tariffs More Tariffs on the Horizon There seems to be no end to the… June 11, 2024
Middle East Trade in the Time of War Middle East: The Big Picture In 2024, the Middle East has been hit… June 5, 2024
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Vietnam’s Secret Weapon: Agriculture In a tricky global economy, Vietnamese exports shrank in 2023, but the rising… March 1, 2024
What’s Behind the High-Tech Trade Slump? It’s not been an easy time for international trade, as a recent report… February 16, 2024
China Hikes Iron Ore, Copper Imports Amid Car Building Boom In the somewhat gloomy December and annual China trade statistics released in the… January 23, 2024
Trade Data Monitor’s Top 10 Trade Trends Going Into 2024 It’s not an easy time for global trade--the roughly $25 trillion piece of… December 20, 2023
TDM Data Used to Scrutinize Impact of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Trade scholars in a recent paper used Trade Data Monitor data on steel… November 15, 2023
China Boosts Imports of Raw Materials by Double Digits China in October dramatically increased imports of fossil fuels, industrial metals and agricultural… November 13, 2023