Despite dim outlook, January imports grew at fastest pace in 7 years
With geopolitical tensions rising around the Suez Canal and water levels dropping at the Panama Canal, one could be forgiven for expecting U.S. imports to fall in January. But, according to new data from Descartes, they were shockingly robust. The U.S. imported 2,273,125 twenty-foot equivalent units of containerized goods in January, up a surprising 7.9%…