Asia-Pacific maritime trade remains the backbone of global flows
December 4, 2025
This OECD working paper analyzes how changes in container shipping costs affect import prices – specifically for manufactured goods – and how those effects trickle down to consumer inflation, especially core inflation (excluding food and energy). Pass-through is smaller than previously estimated, primarily due to the focus on non-commodity manufactured goods. Countries reliant on seaborne trade are more affected. Shipping […]
