Supply Chain Research

The U.S. ITC received eight new petitions in August. While that was the busiest since August it brings the year-to-date total to just 51 cases vs. 56 at the same time in 2017 and 61 in 2016. That slowdown may reflect the wider reach of other Trump administration trade reviews that are currently in progress . Those reviews cover as much as $995 billion of products imported in the 12 months to June 30. Petitioners may wait to see the outcomes before launching further requests for regular antidumping cases. Duties on $207 billion of Chinese exports could be applied as soon as September 7 on...