The New Geography of Global Sourcing: Demand Anchors, Rising Exporters and the Logistics Divide
Industrial demand is concentrated in the U.S., China and the EU, while a new generation of emerging markets is expanding in global production.
Industrial demand is concentrated in the U.S., China and the EU, while a new generation of emerging markets is expanding in global production.
Imports have stabilised around USD 2.6 trillion, signalling softer domestic demand and a continued tilt toward commodity-intensive sourcing.
Exports remain anchored in machinery and higher-value manufacturing, while trade flows have reoriented toward Asia and diversification partners.
Combining high-tech export platforms, scale-driven domestic markets and a global trade hub, ASEAN-6 is a uniquely diversified industrial ecosystem.
Industrial export growth is concentrated in emerging-market hubs supplying the U.S., EU and China, led by Mexico and Taiwan (China).
Mexico, Vietnam, Thailand and India anchor export volumes to China, the EU and the U.S., while India stands out for the fastest growth.
Vietnam’s export-led growth reflects structural gains from China+1 supply-chain reallocation rather than cyclical trade expansion.
China retains unmatched scale at the centre of global high-tech production, while rapid gains in Vietnam, Mexico and other Asian hubs.
Export growth is now concentrated in fast-industrialising Asia, infrastructure-heavy Middle Eastern economies and new manufacturing hubs in Eastern Europe.
Some manufacturing economies have upgraded to tech-intensive exports while others have plateaued despite scale.