Vietnam. Absolutely. Mexico? Not really (1/x)https://twitter.com/bobdavis187/status/1226717535107575808 …
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US goods imports from Mexico are higher in 2019 than in 2018 (as the WSJ notes). But as tariffs increased and US imports from China fell, the growth in imports from Mexico also slowed. 2/xpic.twitter.com/GBJmcdOBv5
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US imports from the key ASEAN countries (but essentially Vietnam) has gotten stronger as imports from China fell. But growth in imports from Mexico has been more correlated with growth in imports from China. 3/xpic.twitter.com/Vgmju9edkS
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Mexico exports a lot more autos than consumer electronics, so the overlap with China isn't perfect. And so far at least weakness in US demand for goods has had a bigger impact on Mexico than substitution away from China 4/xhttps://www.ft.com/content/eb4e29da-0fad-11ea-a7e6-62bf4f9e548a …
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In all honesty, this has surprised me -- I expected Mexico to be a bigger winner (peso is weak). But the growth in US imports from Mexico in the last few months has been lower than it was before the trade war with China. 5/xpic.twitter.com/77FTC9A5zi
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This could change of course -- But for now, the data seems fairly clear. The intensification of the trade war with China over the summer of 19 hasn't generated positive spillovers to Mexico. 6/6
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Further evidence in support of Vietnam winning the trade war. Too bad they have the population of 70% of guangdong province haha
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