Imports Quotes

You've got (U.S.) supplies coming from a lot of places: more imports, more refinery capacity and more production from the Gulf of Mexico, and that's pulling down prices in the short term. - Jason Schenker

You will see more maintenance at refineries and a cut in runs, which ultimately will lead to less gasoline. Imports will also drop off as prices move lower. - Ben Dell

You see there are more and more cars in China. That is going to make the country more reliant on oil imports. It is logical that they should look elsewhere for more energy resources. - Lawrence Lau

You need to figure that out because that's what the Customs Bureau uses to figure out exports and imports to our country. - Mark Pasdon

You can't blame it all on energy because the trade deficit excluding petroleum rose faster than the overall deficit. The main culprit once again continues to be that imports are growing faster than exports. - Michael Sheldon

With the U.S. slowdown looking more real each day, the trade deficit may have passed its peak. The slowdown hadn't hit full force yet in October. U.S. consumers are still sucking in massive amounts of imports. The slowdown will be more clearly seen in November and December's figures. If imported goods start to pile up on retailers' shelves this holiday season, imports could drop off fast. - Bill Cheney

With the exchange rates the way they are, a lot of imports are coming over. It's a very busy, busy year. And everybody is nervous. - Don Wylie

With over 60 percent of oil and over 15 percent of our natural gas supplies coming from imports, the United States is now more energy-interdependent than it has ever been. - David O'Reilly

With imports now more than one third higher than exports, it will take a sharp reversal in these growth rates for the trade shortfall to narrow on a sustained basis. Although the U.S. economy is slowing and international economic activity is accelerating, it is unlikely that the trade deficit will narrow anytime soon. - Steve Wood

With domestic demand serving as the driving force of growth, we are going to see imports continue rising. Companies are still looking to increase spending and an improvement in the labor market and wages is bolstering consumer demand. - Ryota Sakagami