consumer demand

A number of consumer-facing companies have pointed to intensifying spending weakness during Q2 earnings season.

Companies expecting a near-term demand recovery might be well served to read Visa’s Q1 earnings call transcript.

A year ago, shippers were in scrums to find cargo space on airlines. The market has softened considerably and 2023 could see more declines before things get better.

The Georgia Ports Authority last month handled 464,883 twenty-foot equivalent units, a decline of 6.2% from the 494,699 TEUs moved in November 2021.

Truckload capacity has been extremely difficult to secure over the past 18 months, but the tender data shows things may be changing, rapidly.

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After a year of record demand, shippers are hesitant to pull their feet off the accelerators heading into the “slow” season.

“Today we are in the seventh month of a historic import surge driven by unprecedented demand by American consumers,” says Gene Seroka.

High shipping costs are hitting transportation budgets hard.

The U.S. is experiencing an import surge.