International Trade

The U.S. exported $1.8 trillion worth of goods in 2021. This infographic looks at where that trade activity took place across the nation.

From Nevada gold to Maine’s top-tier lobsters, here are America’s top exports by state.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Miraj Madushanka never thought he'd need government rations to ensure his family could eat two meals a day, but Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, the worst in its history, has recast his life and those of many others in its burgeoning middle class.

As more companies bring manufacturing stateside, here’s what they can and can’t say about being American-made.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered emergency measures Monday to boost crucial supplies to U.S. solar manufacturers and declared a two-year tariff exemption on solar panels from Southeast Asia as he attempted to jumpstart progress toward his climate change-fighting goals.

The contracts will support the International Space Station and the Artemis moon program through 2034.

"Farm families are holding their breath at the moment," said John Delmotte, a grower in Monroe County's Raisinville Township.

It’s time-consuming, expensive, and difficult.

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Get your students engaged in econ with a classroom trading game. As trade expands, wealth increases, allowing students to experience for themselves the power...

Endless “sold out” shelves… not again. A baby-formula crisis is rippling through the US, forcing parents to ration supplies or drive hours in...

Indonesia will start restricting exports of palm oil this week, a move that could make the global food crisis worse and push up the prices of hundreds of consumer products.

The ban adds more uncertainty to a global food market suffering from wild price swings.

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From electronics to auto parts, the world has become more reliant on Chinese goods since the pandemic started in 2020, Bernstein analysts said.

One of the busiest trade ports on the U.S.-Mexico border remained effectively closed Wednesday amid new orders requiring extra inspections of commercial trucks.

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As wheat and corn futures continue to surge, and fertilizer prices ride the commodity boom, some investors are reaping big gains

Larry Fink, CEO and chairman of the world's biggest asset manager, BlackRock, said Russia's invasion of Ukraine has ended globalization.

Russia is the largest exporter of nitrogen fertilizers in the world but, due to Western sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine, shipments have been disrupted, supplies have dried up, and prices have soared.

What Russia’s war in Ukraine means for the world economy.

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes up global wheat prices, food-poor countries in the Middle East face higher prices for everyday staples

China's economy today is completely different than 40 years ago; in 2021 the country makes up the highest share of exports globally.

New interactive practice tool: Have your students identify consumer surplus, producer surplus, and total surplus in a domestic market. Then move onto identifying how consumer and producer surplus changes with international trade.

Washington has previously warned businesses with supply chain and investment ties to China's Xinjiang province that they could face legal consequences.

Find the latest data on new markets for the exports and imports of Coffee.

Chuck Dardas, president and CEO of AlphaUSA, thought steel prices would have come back down to earth by now, but big domestic steel companies have another idea.In the past year, the spot price of steel has more than tripled. That has led to upward of $10 million in losses for Livonia-based AlphaUSA…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit increased to a record $73.3 billion in August as a small gain in exports was swamped by a much larger increase in imports. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that the monthly trade deficit increased 4.2% in August, rising to an all-time high, surpassing the previous record of $73.2 billion set in June.

TikTok deal-maker Demi Skipper is on a quest to get a house one trade at a time. Starting with just a bobby pin, Demi gives us a crash course on the economics of bartering.

Every day, millions of tons of goods pass through ports to get to their end consumers. Here are the world's busiest ports, and how numbers have changed.