Industrial Sector Trade Report – April 2023

Aerial view of cargo containers in Long Beach port California USA

Industrial Sector Trade Report – April 2023

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April 2023


 

Below you will find a link for GCP’s April 2023 Trade Report, which provides on-going background and context around the many trade and cost pressures we are facing together.

Take a look at the notes below to get a sneak peek into the report:

  • An economist criticized Biden’s protectionist trade policies, warning that taking away production from others in a zero-sum way would backfire and leave America worse off in the end.
  • Industry 5.0, the next stage of global manufacturing, relies on intelligent analytics and cognitive computing to automate supply chains and make data-driven decisions based on facts.
  • IMF lowers global growth outlook for 2023 to 2.8% from 3.4% last year, citing downside risks. Predicts GDP to rise by 3% in 2024.
  • National Outbound Tender Reject Index (OTRI) falls below 3%, marking the softest truckload market in six years, due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  • US container imports rose by 6.9% in March 2023 and are expected to continue increasing throughout the summer, returning to pre-pandemic levels.
  • US-China trade tensions have been on the rise for seven years, and the pandemic highlighted the significance of sourcing critical materials from China for American industry.
  • In February, the US trade deficit in goods and services increased to $70.5 billion as a result of declining exports and imports, indicating a decrease in demand for goods both domestically and globally.
  • US industrial production rose for the third straight month in March, beating expectations, but only the utilities sector showed gains while auto and non-auto manufacturing activities declined.

For a deeper look into all these topics and more open the full report in the link below.

This months report is 2669 words, 8.5 minute read.

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