Economy

SMU Note: Imports by Product, Port and Country
Written by John Packard
December 23, 2013
If you look under the “Analysis” tab there will be a drop down menu where you can access Imports/Exports – there is then a sub menu where the last item is imports by product, port and country. This is available only to Premium Level members.
The October numbers are on the website.
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John Packard
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