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"The U.S. deficits with Taiwan, Mexico and Vietnam have all been the largest on a monthly basis in just the last four months." wrote Ken Roberts for Forbes last week.

Full story: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2026/04/10/topsy-turvy-trade-top-us-deficit-with-3-countries-in-last-4-months/

"U.S. trade with Venezuela has fallen more than with any nation in the world since its 2008 peak, its only year as a top 10 U.S. trade partner, according to my analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data."

Story: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2026/01/05/venezuelas-us-trade-down-more-than-any-other-nation-since-2008-peak/

"The world-leading decline with Venezuela is, nonetheless, larger than with any country in the world: from $64.03 billion in 2008 to $10.22 billion in 2024."

🕎 Candle imports are at a record high in 2025!

According to the latest trade data available, the U.S. imported a record $136.68 million in candles for the month of September. The most ever!

We wish a Happy holiday season to all, and may you have plenty of candles to celebrate.

More: https://ustradenumbers.com/import/candles/



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