Tariff Trouble: Implications for the Top 50 Products of China-U.S. Trade
The new tariffs will hit these top 50 traded products hardest, and both countries must rapidly develop contingency trade plans.
The new tariffs will hit these top 50 traded products hardest, and both countries must rapidly develop contingency trade plans.
Trump’s tariffs are injecting uncertainty into global trade patterns, which could become more complex, fragmented and regionalised in 2025.
Vietnam's sustained export growth, diversification and economic resilience make it a key player in global trade.
Now is the time to form a comprehensive view of China’s role in the resources sector and to become more — not less — strategically engaged.
Global exports are concentrated in a few major economies but developing countries have made great strides in their export performance. This creates opportunities for astute global supply chain managers.
Foreign-invested enterprises played a key role in making China the world’s largest exporter, but since 2007, China’s trade has shifted precipitously to self-reliance.
In recent years there has been a direct correlation between population and economic growth.
China is for several years already the world’s leading producer of cars, and it looks set to soon become the world’s leading exporter of cars as well.
In Europe, most trade is intra-regional, while Asia and North America have a balanced distribution of internal and external trade.
The global economy is undergoing a gradual but inexorable shift from developed to emerging economies.