Overall, import prices remained unchanged. But that's before you add in tariffs.

It could be a sign that importers already have the goods they need. It could also be a sign that the economy will dip into a “freight recession.”

The shutdown could still result in a delayed data release.

Marketplace checks in with some American producers and Chinese buyers at a recent trade show in Shanghai.

Tariffs have raised the prices that tea shop owner Rachel Rozner pays. She’s now passing some of those costs on to customers.

Demand to lease industrial spaces — meaning warehouses that store everything from car parts to construction materials — shrank by 11.3 million square feet in the second quarter of 2025.

Slower demand for imports combined with a greater supply of ships means lower shipping costs overall.

But there’s plenty of room for distortion with import order data right now.

Adding shipping fees and tariffs surcharges increase the final price consumers pay.

Lydia Clarke navigates co-owning two California cheese shops and a bar amid tariffs and a decline in business in downtown Los Angeles.