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Freight Cost Volatility Impacts on Inflation – An Analysis

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More than 80% of goods – by volume – are moved by ocean freight globally, so shipping costs directly impact the price level of imported goods. These same goods account for about 20% of the items measured in the Consumer Price Index, or CPI. Freight rates as a forward looking indicator of CPI.

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From AOL To Online Freight Rates – Blog

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Early online selling started with smaller consumer goods. So if automation meant burning those relationships, well that sounded like madness. Freight as a big-ticket item. There’s a huge difference between shipping a book and shipping a 40′ high top. Amazon started out with books.

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