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Importers & Exporters Top 100 2024
Delivering Global Trade and Logistics Intelligence . Since 1827 . May 20 , 2024 • Vol 25 • Issue 11
Contents
COLUMNS
6 Another crack of the bullwhip By Mark Szakonyi
68 A perilous reality By Lars Jensen
70 Lessons learned ? By Peter Tirschwell
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Cover story Will it last ?
The outlook for the US freight economy remains cloudy despite an early import surge
Top 100 20 Importers 28 Exporters
EVERY ISSUE
8 Spotlight 66 By the Numbers 69 Classified Ads
ADVERTORIAL
54 Philadelphia Trade and Logistics
INFOGRAPHICS
18 Behind the US import numbers
26 Behind the US export numbers
34 Pole position
Auto shippers are tuned up to navigate new supply chain roadblocks
36 Play time ’ s over
Toy importers are returning to pre-pandemic ordering patterns
37 Hitting home
US HHG imports are awaiting a housing recovery after a two-year tumble www . joc . com May 20 , 2024 | Journal of Commerce 3