Stories with trade data

The Physicist, the Designer, the Engineer and the Galileos of Complexity Behind the OEC

The Federal Government Driven Gulf Louisiana Offshore Wind Propeller Hub Transforms The View From the Baton Rouge/New Orleans Economy.

From bottled water to the flow of H2O in countless products and industrial processes, the global water trade is the ultimate "Zero Sum Game" as all life on the planet participates in the search for water. This month we uncover the economic, environmental, and geopolitical implications of the commodity that no part of the global economy can do without.

From the heart of Detroit to the bustling trade hubs in the Southern US, a labor union's strategy of gradual strike expansion slowly turns the screws on industry at a time of unprecedented change and potential vulnerability for the auto giants.

Four key metrics—Degree Centrality, Betweenness Centrality, Closeness Centrality, and PageRank—offer valuable insights into network robustness. China consistently ranks at the top across all these metrics within the solar energy sector. How can we better understand and anticipate the impact of that dominance?

Green technology from China drives innovation and sustainability. But does reliance on one nation's expertise create risk and increase the need for international cooperation in a time of geopolitical tensions?

DAMNING DATA: You are looking at the geographic signature of El Niño colliding with the drought in the Western United States. We must address an urgent question: how can we identify sustainable solutions before food insecurity disrupts the global food supply?

As cleantech reshapes global trade, data shows the impact of renewable energy and the challenges to fulfilling the promise of a greener future.

Unlock the potential of real-time global trade and supply chain insights by harnessing the power of company-level data.

Unlocking Mexico's green-tech future hinges on the transformative potential of industry-academia collaboration.

Africa has the Green Goods, China has the Green Tech. So can this Collaboration finally be a better deal for a historically exploited Africa?

The electric mobility revolution is gaining momentum, driven by increasing exports of electric vehicles, bikes, and buses. This is how supportive policies and supply chain challenges shape the future of sustainable transportation.

The COVID-19 pandemic shook the world economy and disrupted global trade like never before. But 2021 brought some good news for traders and consumers alike. Here are four surprising trends that shaped trade in 2021 and what they mean for the future.

The alliance of Russia and China has been strengthened, yet technological sanctions from NATO+ countries continue to harm Russia.

The US-China trade is causing some companies to look for Mexico as an alternative to sourcing from China.

According to recently released trade data, in 2022, trade registered record highs primarily due to increases in the value of energy and food. Although other industries also grew in trade value, recent trends highlight challenges for several sectors, including electronics, chemical products, and transportation.

Metrics of economic complexity are used routinely by international organizations, national ministries, and regional development agencies to explain international differences in inclusive green growth. But the metrics of economic complexity used commonly in these international comparisons are based on trade data, which while being internationally comparable, has the disadvantage of favoring countries that are close to advanced economies. That is, trade-based metrics can overestimate the economic complexity of countries integrated into the value chains of sophisticated neighbors (e.g., Slovakia) and underestimate the complexity of countries that are geographically distant to global markets (e.g., Australia).

The latest trade data from China suggest that the country's "zero-COVID" policies have affected exports from crucial industries.

The US government has imposed new export controls to limit China's development of high-end chips with AI applications. However, even if the US government is successful in restricting the sale of specific chips and chip-making equipment to China, China would likely be able to develop high-end AI chips using other means.

At a time when the UK has created trade barriers with the EU, its largest trading partner, short-lived government plans have added turmoil to the British economy.

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The war in Ukraine, rising energy costs, and restrictive trade policies have reduced fertilizer supplies while raising prices. While the repercussions of shortages will be felt globally, some countries like India and Brazil are among the most impacted.

US President Joe Biden signed a climate bill with global implications for international trade. The roughly $370 billion in federal financing would significantly impact critical sectors, such as home appliances, transportation, and energy.

It started with China's real estate bonds falling due to the country's property debt crisis last December. Now, thousands of people around China are refusing to make mortgage payments for homes yet to finish. As China’s mortgage crisis deepens, it creates a crater that threatens exporters everywhere.

In 1970, West Germany and the Soviet Union signed a contract for a gas pipeline connecting Siberia to Bavaria. Today, Russia supplies more than half of Germany's natural gas, roughly half of its coal, and a third of its oil.

Record energy prices and dependency on fossil fuels are making Russia the winner in the trade war.

It only took a few months for the pandemic to change the economy. Some shifts, such as the rush for gold, were temporary, others, such as the electrification of transportation, accelerated. Here is a summary of what the recently released international trade data tells us about the winners and losers of 2020.

A sharp increase in catalytic converter robberies to extract palladium highlights the far-reaching consequences of the Russian invasion and the intricate calculations of economic sanctions.

New border policies implemented by the state government in Texas are hurting critical supply chains for the auto industry in North America.

Historic droughts in the U.S. plus supply chain disruptions from the pandemic have stressed food trade and driven prices extraordinarily high

Sunflowers are Ukraine's national symbol and the seeds for a global industry. The Russian invasion is creating a significant shortage worldwide.

Now that more than a fifth of the twenty-first century is behind us, it is time to take stock of long-term trends in economic complexity.

Electric Vehicles and associated supply chains are a crucial technology where the United States' lead has, in the past decade, moved to China and South Korea. Understanding how this happened is essential to developing other areas of essential innovation for a net-zero economy.

The Great Supply Chain Disruption didn't start with the pandemic. The US-China trade war disturbed the Global Supply Chain; extreme weather amplified its vulnerabilities. Then, COVID hit.

Climate change is making your morning cup of coffee more expensive. How much more depends on your taste.

According to recent data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity, cotton exports from India dropped by 61% in September 2022 compared to the same month a year earlier.

When you buy a T-shirt made in Haiti, you are getting more than an inexpensive piece of clothing. It is a tale of resilience, sacrifice, missing opportunities, and hope for a better future.

For decades, Cuba has been at the forefront of biotechnology. A new COVID-19 vaccine might present the opportunity for the Island to display its skills to the World.