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    Core Inflation - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    Though U.S. GDP slowed for the second consecutive quarter in Q1, less volatile measures of economic strength perked up in a way they had not for over a year. This shows resurgent consumer strength.

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    Past Expiration: U.S. Imports from GSP countries Surprise

    The U.S. allowed its General System of Preferences (GSP) to expire in December 2020. This was expected to dent their exports to the US - We found they actually increased.

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    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (May 15, 2023)

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

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    What Storm? How to Take Advantage of Today’s Calm Seas

    Don’t waste this period of relative “calm.” We’ve got three recommendations for building resilience into your supply chain to ensure a stronger future for your business.

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    A Game of Chairs – Emerging Multi-sourcing in Furniture

    One of the most popular approaches to improving resiliency is to become less dependent on a single source of supply by multi-sourcing. We are seeing evidence of that in the furniture sector.

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    Jobs Aplenty - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    Though U.S. GDP slowed for the second consecutive quarter in Q1, less volatile measures of economic strength perked up in a way they had not for over a year. This shows resurgent consumer strength.

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    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (May 8, 2023)

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

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    Flexport Acquires Shopify Logistics and Deliverr

    Flexport intends to acquire Shopify Logistics, offering customers last mile, eCommerce technology solutions in its latest step to modernize and change the future of supply

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