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  • Many wrapped gift boxes with ribbons and bows travel along parallel roller conveyor belts.
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    Supply Chain Snapshots - News & Trends You Should Read This Week

    Read up on supply chain and logistics news and trends making waves this week with weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" with helpful summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed.

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    Import Volatility - 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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  • Curved roller conveyor moving cardboard boxes through a large fulfillment warehouse
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    Supply Chain Snapshots - News & Trends You Should Read This Week

    Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for helpful summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed on the news you need to know.

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  • Red container ship escorted by a pilot boat across choppy gray water under an overcast sky
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    Ocean Alliances: Everything You Need to Know

    Take a deep dive into ocean alliances: who they are and how they benefit shippers. See infographics of carriers and learn about vessel-sharing agreements.

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    What Slowdown? - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    For October, both disposable income and real personal consumption expenditures were up. This is not consistent with a rapidly slowing economy, nor do the latest numbers support a restoration of the balance of goods and services consumption to pre-pandemic norms.

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  • Red and gray electric locomotive hauls green and dark freight cars on snowy parallel tracks in winter
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    Supply Chain Snapshots - News & Trends You Should Read This Week

    Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for helpful summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed on the news you need to know from this week.

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  • Smiling woman in a red beanie carries wrapped gifts on a city street lit with string lights at night
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    The Holiday Season Offered New Learnings for Supply Chain Improvements

    The 2022 holiday shopping season is underway, but that doesn’t mean brands should stop planning. Here’s why you should stay vigilant through the end of the year and beyond.

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    Trade Growth - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    For a large collection of major economies, goods trade dipped from Q2 to Q3. The dip comes after a two-year stretch of trade growth that differed markedly from the decade before and that took trade values to new heights.

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