December 15, 2021

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Container Rates Are Back Up

Container spot market prices are up since last week. Shanghai to Los Angeles and Shanghai to New York are both up 4%.

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Toy Manufacturing in Mexico is Up

Mexico is seeing a surge in factory building along the Mexican - U.S. border. Supply chain headaches from Asia are causing American companies to look south.

Toy company, M.G.A. is among them:

" Supply-Chain Hell Ignites Economic Boom Along U.S.-Mexico Border. " Bloomberg News

Here is a graph depicting the number of factory workers in these border cities. Source: " Supply-Chain Hell Ignites Economic Boom Along U.S.-Mexico Border. " Bloomberg News

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Majority of Consumers Finding What They Want

The majority of consumers are finding what they are looking for this shopping shopping shopping season. That's despite the fear of rampant out of stocks.