On October 6, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that the nation’s goods and services deficit was $67.1 billion in August (a figure that was up $3.7 billion from $63.4 billion in July) and […] Read More
News in North American Manufacturing
On October 6, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that the nation’s goods and services deficit was $67.1 billion in August (a figure that was up $3.7 billion from $63.4 billion in July) and […] Read More
As Reuters reported, exports from and imports to Canada both declined in August, “hinting that the momentum of the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis could have slowed more than anticipated.” Imports were down 1.2 […] Read More
As Connecting the Dots reported last week, the Canadian government plans to invest $10 billion in infrastructure as part of its efforts to help industry recover from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. While the […] Read More
Several countries have recently announced trade actions for steel products, including: The European Union, which, according to Reuters, will impose tariffs on imports of hot-rolled stainless steel coils and sheets from China (19 percent), Indonesia […] Read More
According to Reuters, China’s imports of primary aluminum accelerated further in August to 248,000 tons from 185,000 tons in July. Cumulative imports so far this year have reached 595,000 tons. As the National Association […] Read More