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    Trade Tumult - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    Though December’s trade numbers seemed to show steady growth in real terms, 2022 was a year of wild swings from month to month and category to category. Zooming out, we see that imports remain above their pre-pandemic trend, while exports have yet to regain their trend line.

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    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (Feb. 10, 2023)

    Looking for a quick summary of the top supply chain and logistics news making waves this week? Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed.

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    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (Feb. 3, 2023)

    Looking for a quick summary of the top supply chain and logistics news making waves this week? Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed.

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    The Year in Consumption - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    In October, real US goods imports were up and exports were down. Both showed growth across comparable periods from 2021 to 2022. Benign, upward-trending trade numbers conceal a lot of turbulence in component categories, however.

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    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (Jan. 27, 2023)

    Looking for a quick summary of the top supply chain and logistics news making waves this week? Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed.

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    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (Jan. 20, 2023)

    Looking for a quick summary of the top supply chain and logistics news making waves this week? Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed.

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    Holiday Season 2022 Went Smoothly: But Supply Chain Technology Is Still Lagging

    Holiday season 2022 went well by many measures. Ryan Petersen looks at some of the reasons for hope, and ways to remove some remaining logjams with supply chain technology.

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    Supply Chain Snapshots - News & Trends You Should Read This Week

    A quick summary of the top supply chain and logistics news and trends this week. Read our "Supply Chain Snapshots" for helpful summaries and commentary on the news you need to know.

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