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NEWS ABOUT: US imports

US imports stories: 5 news summaries
analysis

US' Yellow Tail 
Fever Taints
Aussie Wines

Australia's bargain
reputation hurts
exports of primo stuff

Apr 8, 09 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Droughts, wildfires, and weak currency have hurt Australia's wine exports—but for losing their reputation as premium vintners, the Aussies have no one but themselves to blame. When $7 Yellow Tail flooded US markets three years ago, "Australia made itself synonymous with cut-rate, generic wines," Mike Steinberger writes... More »

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Australia • wine • recession • US imports • wine industry • Yellow Tail

China Overtakes US as
Top Market for Japan Goods

Exports to US from Japan fall for 11th consecutive month

Aug 21, 08 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - China imported $11.8 billion in Japanese goods in July, MarketWatch reports, barely surpassing the US as the world’s largest importer of products and services from Japan for the first time. The 11.5% drop in shipments to the US was the 11th consecutive month of declines; exports to... More »

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China • Japan • United States • exports • US imports

 Skyrocketing Yuan 
 Hits Benchmark  

Chinese currency's strengthening against the dollar could boost US inflation

Apr 10, 08 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - For the first time since China unpegged its currency from America’s in 2005, a dollar bought less than 7 yuan at closing today in Beijing, the New York Times reports. Western countries protested for years the yuan was undervalued; its meteoric rise means Chinese goods are getting more expensive... More »

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Henry Paulson • yuan • global economy • Chinese economy • US dollar • weak dollar • US imports

Asian Inflation Zapping US Pocketbooks

Fuel costs and weak buck promise to send US prices spiraling

Apr 8, 08 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cheap Asian imports have helped keep American inflation down for decades—but those days appear to be over, the New York Times warns. Rapidly rising costs of fuel, food and labor in countries like China, Vietnam, and Taiwan are beginning to be passed on to their export markets, just as... More »

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China • inflation • Vietnam • Asia • exports • US dollar • US imports

Trader Joe's Cuts Chinese Food Imports

Discount gourmet grocer acts on fears
of pesticides, antibiotics

Feb 12, 08 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - With customers worried about the safety of food imported from China, Trader Joe's said yesterday it will withdraw garlic, frozen spinach, and other “single ingredient” items from its shelves by April 1, reports the Los Angeles Times. The discount gourmet retailer will continue selling items made with ingredients... More »

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agriculture • food safety • China food exports • US imports

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