News / Shifting trade patterns see Mexico become biggest exporter to US

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There was a marked shift in supply chains in Q2 – with profound ramifications for logistics infrastructure and manpower – as Mexico overtook China as the top exporter to the US.

US imports from Asia slumped in the first quarter, according to the latest quarterly Supply Chain Stability Index, published by the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) in tandem with KPMG.

Inbound ocean freight from Asia was down 27% year on year, while airfreight imports from the region plummeted 50%.

China, which ...