Container handling through the ports of Seattle and Tacoma have fallen for seven out of the past eight months, including a 2% decline in April. That was the result of a 5% slump in imports being outpaced by a 3% rise in exports, repeating a pattern seen across the country and confirming the potential for a decline in the U.S. trade deficit. The slide in imports was partly due to a 13% drop in shipments from Asia. A pause in trade tariff hostilities between the U.S. and China in trade reduces the risk of a further decline. Another contributor was a continued loss of market share to ports ...
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