imports

Dockworkers go on strike for first time in decades causing concern for holiday supply chain stoppages

By Tom Krisher, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas have started walking picket lines in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.

Mexico overtakes China as the leading source of goods imported to U.S.

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The shift reflects the growing tensions between Washington and Beijing as well as U.S. efforts to import from countries that are friendlier and closer to home.

Poland blocks coal imports in an effort to reduce Russian energy dependency

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Tuesday’s move is part of a larger strategy to reduce energy dependence on Russia which gained new urgency after the invasion of Ukraine.

House votes to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The House has voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus.

U.S. downgrades trade status with Russia, bans some imports

By Josh Boak, Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden announced Friday that along with the European Union and the Group of Seven countries, the U.S. will revoke “most favored nation” trade status for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Global trade suffers as Russia continues attacks on Ukraine

By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

Sanctions on Russia are starting to wreak havoc on global trade, with potentially devastating consequences for energy and grain importers while also generating ripple effects across a world still struggling to overcome pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions.

WATCH: U.S. seeks lower tariffs overseas, fewer duty-free imports

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The Trump administration plans to carry on with its confrontational approach to world trade, pressuring other countries to lower their tariffs on U.S. products and perhaps making it harder for imports to enter the United States duty free.

China imports from U.S. plunge in June amid tariff war

By Joe McDonald, Associated Press

Imports of U.S. goods fell 31% from a year earlier to $9.4 billion, while exports to the American market declined nearly 8%, customs data showed Friday.

U.S. economy grew at solid 3.1 percent rate in first quarter

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Much of the gain in the first quarter of 2019 was based on temporary factors that will likely fade, leaving growth much slower in the current quarter.