News / Strong dollar masking tariff impact as US consumers carry on spending

B2C shipments are masking the impact of the China-US trade war as a strong dollar encourages American consumers to buy more overseas goods.

Chief executive of DHL Express US Greg Hewitt told The Loadstar the country’s booming currency had buoyed its consumers to spend more, generating more B2C volumes.

But he added: “I think this is masking the slight depression we have seen in terms of the type of shipments out of China that we are handling, with traditional B2B shipments declining marginally.”

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