Not exact matches
The main point is that when a nation imposes a tariff on another nation's goods, it's a tax that, according to classical economics, generally raises the prices, and lowers the
volume of sales,
of those
imports.
Back when Uncle Sam thought it would have to
import increasing
volumes of natural gas from abroad (which was only a few years ago), it built a number
of LNG
import terminals on the Gulf Coast, including the Freeport facility and the only other one with the same export permit, the Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass Liquefaction project in Louisiana.
«This decision clearly flies in the face
of volumes of scientific evidence that shows the Keystone XL pipeline would be safe, enhance environmental standards, and be a more cost - effective alternative to
importing oil from overseas,» said Michael Whatley
of the Consumer Energy Alliance, which advocates for the energy industry.
If you match these
volumes up with a comparison
of landed costs
of similar crude
import streams into the U.S. vs. the prices
of Canadian crudes, you can get a sense for the foregone value.
To quell Justice Department concerns about AB InBev's $ 20.1 billion acquisition
of Grupo Modelo, Brito had to sell off the Piedras Negras brewery in Mexico, which produces 60 %
of Modelo's U.S.
volume, to Constellation Brands, along with all U.S. rights to Corona and Modelo beers, which Constellation will distribute through Crown
Imports.
The combination
of 12 %
import taxes and 17 % value - added taxes on foreign manufactures continue to frustrate exporters, so do your high -
volume, low - tech production in China.
In total, the
volume of U.S.
imports fell 40 % in the two years following Smoot - Hawley, which became law in June 1930.
NAFTA provides for some relief from strict ROOs by permitting prescribed
volumes («tariff preference levels» or «TPLs»)
of certain categories
of goods to be
imported into each NAFTA country from another NAFTA nation without having to fully comply with the ROOs.
«This would represent a
volume representing more than half the total EU
imports of 2017 (40 million tonnes).»
The robust rate
of spending by US households and businesses has resulted in a sharp increase in
imports into the US, with the
volume of imports increasing by 9.2 per cent over the year to the December quarter.
However, an increase in
import values
of around 3 1/2 per cent in the March quarter, despite another decline in prices, points to a further rapid expansion in
import volumes.
As today's Hot Chart shows, U.S.
volume imports of crude oil plummeted to their lowest level since 1996 in April.
Consumption
import volumes remained firm, with growth in excess
of 12 per cent over the past twelve months.
In contrast to the strength in
volumes, the value
of total
imports declined by around 5 per cent over the year to the December quarter, as the currency appreciation has lowered Australian dollar
import prices.
Abstracting from these special factors, underlying
import volumes have grown very strongly over the past year, reflecting the strength
of domestic demand and significant falls in
imported goods prices.
Indeed, in
volume terms, headline
imports of goods and services appear to have remained flat in the June quarter, following very strong growth in the March quarter.
After rising modestly over the first half
of 2003,
import volumes increased at an annualised rate
of 16 per cent over the second half
of the year, more than double the trend rate.
The
volume of US steel
imports is not very consistent.
This approach starts by forecasting the fall in
import volumes which each
of our trading partners will experience and assumes that the
volume of our exports to each country will fall by a similar amount.
With
import prices lower in Australian - dollar terms, this implies that the
volume of imports has increased solidly, in line with robust growth in domestic demand (Graph 39).
After moderating in the first half
of 2003, the
volume of imports expanded by 3 1/4 per cent in the September quarter, to be 12 1/2 per cent higher over the year, which is well above trend rates
of growth.
In the March quarter, the value
of imports appears likely to have risen by around 2 1/2 per cent, with strong growth in
import volumes and lower prices owing to a further appreciation
of the Australian dollar.
The
volume of imports rose by 2 1/4 per cent in the June quarter, which is a little above trend rates, and is likely to record a similar increase in the September quarter.
While growth in
import volumes continued to outpace that
of exports in the December quarter, the effect on the trade balance was again cushioned by a rise in the terms
of trade, leaving the trade deficit broadly unchanged at 3.2 per cent
of GDP (Graph 36).
High level
of imports continue to impact domestic sales
volumes.
In recent years Australia's balance
of payments has been characterised by a lacklustre expansion in export
volumes, rapid growth in
import volumes, and a sharp increase in the terms
of trade.
More recent data suggest that growth in
import volumes remained firm in the early stages
of 2005.
Hesitant demand growth in the euro area explains the modest growth
of export and
import volumes in the region, since intra-regional trade accounts for around two - thirds
of the area's total trade.
Although according to the latest researches, the general level
of prosperity was increasing throughout the Roman empire during the first century, and although Palestine might have been expected to share this increase along with a larger
volume of trade, both
import and export, and although this prosperity was apparently accompanied by a widespread increase in population, nevertheless Palestine was still geared to the past.
Each
of the bw166
Import and Export Reports (for Beer, Spirits, and Wine) enable tracking Beverage Alcohol
imports and exports on a monthly basis for
volume, value in USD, and value in local currency for all major trading countries.
Duvel - Moortgat's ownership
of Ommegang greatly added to its
importing capabilities
of its own brands, which include Duvel Ale, a 8.5 percent alcohol by
volume - strong Belgian golden ale, recognized around the world as the benchmark for the style.
A company focused on
importing wines and beverages, Wajiu.com
imported 4.3 million litres
of wines, making it the country's fourth largest wine importer by
volume, although the majority being lower - end, easy - drinking wines.
The company
imported six million litres
of wines last year, although a 2 % decrease over previous year, still retaining its position as the country's No. 1
volume importer for wine.
However, its release was delayed due to the
volume of collaboration required, in particular with stakeholders in
importing countries, to research the first review into the system's effectiveness.
Arch rival Lion took on Corona, which is the No 1
imported beer in Australia and has 5.9 per cent
of the total market by
volume, and Stella Artois.
The country's Chilean wine
imports in 2017 grew by 27.5 % to US$ 266.97 million year - on - year, while its
volume had a healthy growth
of 23.66 % to more than 74.3 million litres.
But when it comes to bulk wine
imports, that's where Spain has seen the most impressive results, overtaking China's longtime number one bulk wine supplier, Chile, in terms
of volume.
China
imported 105.7 million litres
of wines worth more than US$ 682.4 million from Australia, up 33.2 % in
volume and 25.77 % in value.
However,
import value saw an impressive growth
of 44 % to US$ 75.6 million while its
volume stayed relatively the same compared with last year, showing an increase in premium wine exports.
Volume sales
of import offerings also grew 6.6 percent, while dollar sales increased 8.4 percent through December 3.
Canada saw brand
volume increase by 0.8 % in the fourth quarter boosted by higher sales
of import and craft brands while revenue net sales per hectolitre were up 1 % in local currency.
In Germany for instance, our key market on the continent, German customs reported an increase in California wine
imports of 7 % by
volume.
China
imported 601.3 million litres
of wine worth about US$ 2.21 billion in the first 10 months
of 2017, which is a 18.92 % increase in
volume and 15.16 % increase in value year - on - year.
But from January to October, France still leads overall bottled wine
imports by
volume and value with a total
of US$ 838.8 million worth
of wine
imported in the first 10 months
of the year, followed by Australia, Chile, Spain, Italy, the US, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Portugal, Germany, Georgia, and Canada.
What should have been presented is decade long trends about: farm and processor bank debt; return on equity; full and part - time employment trends; farm and processor business numbers; domestic versus overseas value adding to commodities;
volume and value
of imported ingredients and products; international versus Australian processing costs comparisons for major foods like meats, flour, oils, milk products; and the farm gate price share
of the consumer dollar for fresh foods like fruit and vegetables, milk, meats, bread, juice, eggs.
A total
of 28
of these 38 articles were excluded (12 analyses were state - based surveys, 10 articles did not provide sufficient information about the amounts
of sugars consumed, 4 analyses referred to the same survey, 1 article described the methodology only, and 1 analysis was considered unreliable because
volume and dollar values
of imports were used to estimate sugar availability)(29 — 31).
Today, we are going to expand the port to be able to take four times the
volume that it currently takes and we are creating four new berths
of 16 metres deep that can take the largest container vessels because Ghana's
import volumes have risen and if you project the rate
of growth
of the country, there will be no space in Tema Port to be able to take anything in a few years.
And given the low middle income level
of the country, Ghanaians will have more preference for
imports from China and that may have accounted for high
volumes,» she said.
The EPA launched the Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program (NMSP) in January and requested that companies provide the agency with info on the composition and
volume of the nanoscale materials they manufacture,
import, process or use.
They analyzed the number
of violations
of drug residue standards as a function
of species
of aquatic animal, exporting country, drug type,
import volume and concentration
of residue.