World Trade Surged in 2025, Despite Higher Tariffs

The volume of goods moving across national borders increased by 4.4% in 2025, a pickup from 2.5% in 2024, according to the ...
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Global Goods Trade Slows as Tariff Frontrunning Ends, WTO Says

Global merchandise trade slowed last quarter as the boost seen earlier this year from front-loading of orders ahead of US tariffs faded, the World Trade Organization said. The WTO’s goods barometer ...
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U.S. Container Growth Vanishes with World Trade Flows ‘Moving On’

U.S. container imports ended 2025 in a four-month skid that’s likely to lengthen this year as trade shifts to other economies to avoid President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to a shipping ...
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US Container Growth Vanishes With World Trade Flows ‘Moving On’

Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. Sign up here. US container imports ended 2025 in a four-month skid that’s likely to lengthen this year as trade shifts to other economies ...