Tag: imports, US ports
Summer imports at top US ports reach all-time high
Imports at major retail container ports in the United States reached an all-time high this summer as retail sales bounced back from the pandemic and merchants...
Nigeria’s imports doubled exports in Q2
food-import Nigeria’s trade deficit ballooned by 92 percent between the first and second quarter of 2020 on the back of increased imports and not-enough...
US container imports to see lowest annual total in 4 years
Imports at major US retail container ports during 2020 are expected to see their lowest total in four years as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the US...
Covid-19: US ports expect drop in imports
Imports at major U.S. retail container ports are expected to see a sharper-than-usual drop this month amid the ravaging coronavirus disease (covid-19) causing...
Nigeria imports N183bn cassava derivatives annually
In spite of being the world’s largest cassava grower, Nigeria still spends about $600m (about N183bn) annually to import cassava derivatives; foreign exchange...
Nigeria imports 1.1m tones of onion annually
Nigeria imports 1.1 million tones of onion every year despite being the second largest onion producer in Africa after Egypt. The President, Regional Observatory...
Emefiele defends CBN’s forex restriction on imports
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has said that the current foreign exchange restriction policy of the apex bank was not restricting...
US retail imports to surge again ahead of more tariffs
Imports at major retail container ports in the U.S. reached unusually high numbers just before new tariffs on goods from China took effect September 1 and are expected...
Exports fall, imports flat as trade war hits Southern California ports
The U.S.-China trade war is pounding the San Pedro Bay ports. Import volumes were essentially flat year over year in July as exports declined 5.1%. The ports of Los...
U.S. retail imports remain despite tariffs
Imports at the United States of America major retail container ports are expected to continue at near-record levels this month and the remainder of the year despite a...
Nigeria imports 5.61bn litres of petrol in 3 months
The National Bureau of Statistics said 5.61 billion litres of premium motor spirit (PMS) was imported into the country in the second quarter of 2019. The NBS disclosed...
Imports at Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach fall in May
The Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex – the No. 1 hub for U.S. ocean trade with China – processed 6.3% fewer inbound cargo containers in May, signaling that...
