AAFA Chairman Requests To Solve Port Blockage As Soon As Possible.

(AAFA) chairman and CEO, J. J. Dorgan, recently said that the American clothing and footwear industry is concerned about the serious congestion in Losangeles and Long Beach ports.

AAFA wrote to the port leaders of Losangeles and Long Beach, the operators of the shipping terminals, the mayor of Losangeles and Long Beach, and the chairman of the federal shipping Commission.

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It is "unreasonable" to assess the level of such congestion.

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At present, enterprises have been receiving goods from Long Beach and Losangeles ports for two weeks or more than two weeks. "

The main problem is that the tray is not enough and the demurrage is unreasonable.

"All these problems require joint efforts of ports, shipping terminals, shipping companies, US government agencies and other stakeholders."

In addition, he stressed that in order to solve the clogging problem for a long time, the docks should be included in the discussion members.

She urged the international maritime and warehousing Union and the Pacific Maritime Association to reach agreement on the port employment contract as soon as possible.

Losangeles and Long Beach ports are the main channel for consumer products to enter the North American market.

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According to the latest figures from the German Federal Statistical Office, the retail sales in the country decreased by 2.9% in September this year, the lowest in 7 years.

In September last year, the retail sales in the country increased by 2.9%.

Although the forecast for the same period of this year is not satisfactory, the actual situation is more serious than the expected negative growth rate of 0.9%.

The mild temperature this autumn has affected the sale of winter clothing listed in the market, and the market for textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods has been severely weakened, with a 5.7% negative growth.

However, sales of drugs, supermarkets and department stores continued to increase by 5.4%.

The labor market in the country has seen a boom this year, with lower interest rates on bank loans, higher wages and low inflation. These elements have become a new driving force for the prosperity of the consumer market.

From 1 to August this year, the sales volume created by the whole industry increased by 1.8% over the same period last year.

At present, 4300 people are employed in Germany. The employment rate has reached the highest level in the Federal Republic of Germany, and the wage increase of workers is higher than the price increase.

But none of these elements has brought the continued prosperity of the retail market.

The Ukraine crisis has created a sense of insecurity for consumers, which is considered to be the reason why sales performance is not satisfactory in September.

After winter comes, especially during the Christmas season, there is a greater incentive. Sales growth is expected to reach 1.5% at the end of the year.

If the retail sales continue to decline in the third quarter of this year, it will directly affect the German economic growth this year, and economic experts predict that there will be negative growth.

The European economy continues to slump, and the unemployment rate in many EU countries remains high. At present, the EU's average unemployment rate is 11.5%.

The recession also shows low inflation.

Although euro area goods prices increased by 0.4% in October, they were far from the European Central Bank's 2% inflation expectations.