Mexico Overtakes China as Leading Source of Goods Imported to US

FILE - A woman works in a shoe factory in Leon, Mexico, Feb. 7, 2023.

For the first time in more than two decades, Mexico last year surpassed China as the leading source of goods imported to the United States. The shift reflects the growing tensions between Washington and Beijing as well as U.S. efforts to import from countries that are friendlier and closer to home.