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Bridge #003The $247 Billion in North American Trade That Never Makes the HeadlinesApril 2026
InteractiveGoods and Services TradeU.S. trade with Mexico and Canada, goods vs. services, 2020–2025Open →InteractiveTwo Surpluses, Opposite DirectionsU.S. services trade surplus with Mexico and CanadaOpen →InteractiveHow Services Offset the DeficitShare of goods deficit offset by services surplus, 2025Open →
Bridge #002Close to a Billion a Day, Two BridgesApril 2026
Bridge #001Mexico Passed China. Here's What That Looks Like.March 2026
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Sep 2, 2026The Year the World Ran Out of GiveAlmost every economy lost the ability to make more of what people want. One didn't. That's the trade fight nobody is naming correctly.Read →Jul 14, 2026Vietnam Passed Mexico on the Trade Deficit. China Is Hiding in the Number.The official ranking says China left and Mexico is the problem. Look inside the numbers and it’s close to the reverse.Read →Jul 6, 2026USMCA Is Now a Year-to-Year LeaseThe July 1 review didn’t end the agreement. It did something with a longer price tag: it made uncertainty annual. The bill lands on whoever builds next.Read →Jun 22, 2026The Computer Passed the Car at America’s Busiest Land PortComputers and servers are now the single largest product Laredo brings in, ahead of auto parts and cars. The AI supply chain is nearshoring, by truck.Read →Jun 15, 2026Same Trailer, Richer CargoWhat 8 years of border freight data say about the trains, the trucks, and what's inside the boxes.Read →Jun 11, 2026Governance Is the Job: What 63% of Enterprises Just Told Us About AI63% of enterprise leaders now require human validation of their AI agents' outputs, up from 22% a year ago. That number is the whole story.Read →Jun 8, 2026Two Capitals Rebuilt Customs the Same Way, Six Months ApartMexico’s customs overhaul took effect in January. Washington signed its own in June. Nobody coordinated, and North American competitiveness pays for the duplication.Read →May 18, 2026When Linehaul Rates Spike, Geography Decides Who PaysWhen national rates spike, transit-model shippers pay the most. Border-distributed shippers pay the least.Read →May 1, 2026Canada Retaliated. Mexico Didn't. Both Pay 50%.April's metals proclamation looks like USMCA relief. The math says 3 to 7 percentage points.Read →Apr 24, 2026AI, Ozempic, and Gold: The Three Shocks That Reshaped U.S. Trade GeographyThree commodities flipped the top U.S. ports rankings in 2025. The Census data tells the story.Read →Apr 21, 2026When the Marathon Isn't About the MarathonA humanoid beat 12,000 humans in Beijing on Sunday. The real story is 140 miles south of the World Trade Bridge.Read →Apr 13, 2026The $247 Billion in North American Trade That Never Makes the HeadlinesU.S. services trade with Mexico and Canada in 2025, by the numbers.Read →