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Which ports are textiles traded?
The end use markets determines the port of departure or entry for all textiles whether natural or technical fibers. Non‐woven are classified as disposable or durables technical textiles, industrial textiles specialty fabrics, garment fabrics medical textiles and soybean blended yarns. A report from…
Read MoreAs of July 2018, is the economy of the United States stronger than ever before?
When Trump says that Americans never had it so good, his republicans supporters certainly will agree. For many years people’s partisan loyalties adhere to whether the economy is doing well. However, in Trump’s case, his single biggest economic initiative has been a complete failure. The tax cut bill…
Read MoreHow much of US — Mexico — Canada economic improvement and growth has been due to NAFTA?
he Atlantic reports that “new research from the Mexico Institute at the Wilson Center, a nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C., found that trade with Mexico creates approximately 4.9 million jobs in the United States. Supporters of NAFTA estimate that some fourteen million jobs rely on…
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