Americans are buying more goods made in America. Kearney’s U.S. Self-Sufficiency Index had been gradually declining between 2013 and 2020. But since the pandemic, that trend has reversed, with the index increasing 5% from 2022 to 2023. Imports from Asia to the U.S. dropped from $1,022 billion in 2022 to $878 billion in 2023. Imports from China alone declined 20% from 2022 to 2023. Meanwhile, imports from Mexico grew by 32%.
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