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< Back The Latest California Trade Report- Released January 2023 Center for Jobs and the Economy Jan 6, 2023 The November trade numbers saw a general decline as pandemic period patterns began to reverse and as China experienced continued lockdowns. The November trade numbers saw a general decline as pandemic period patterns began to reverse and as China experienced continued lockdowns. Total trade through the state’s ports dropped both in nominal and real terms from November 2021, and was down in real terms compared to pre-pandemic November 2019. Origin exports were down 1.0% nominal (-3.5% real) from the prior year, and down 0.3% nominal (-12.2% real) from November 2019. Destination imports fell more sharply, down 10.6% (-12.9% real) from the prior year, but saw little change in real terms (down 2.5%) from November 2019. The drop in trade activity was also seen in the continued easing in supply chain congestion. In their latest report, Marine Exchange of Southern California indicates the San Pedro Bay ports have remained free of backups since November 22. The situation has in fact reversed with the ports now reporting open berths. Globally, similar easing has come from declining trade levels. The New York Federal Reserve’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index remains somewhat elevated due to continued factors in Asia, but is down sharply from its peak in December 2021. The full report can be read here . Previous Next

Join the Coalition Join the Alliance The Goods Movement Alliance is committed to working on solutions that will address the short, mid and long-term solutions to the goods movement crisis in California. We advocate for investments in the goods movement sector, which is a vital part of the state and national economy. Join today to be part of the solution! Sign Up Follow Us on Social Media First Name Last Name Email Organization Position Phone Street Address City Region/State/Province Postal / Zip code Yes! You can list my name and organization publicly as supporting the Goods Movement Alliance Send Thank you for adding your voice to building a stronger goods movement sector. For more information, please contact Tino Ross at tino@swingstrat.com or 916.648.1222

< Back IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: To Protect Supply Chain, Independent Truckers Need Clarity Aug 4, 2022 Leaders from the California Business Roundtable, California Retailers Association, and California Trucking Association discuss the recent AB 5 decision and the devastating impact it will have on truckers and the supply chain SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Leaders from the California Business Roundtable, California Retailers Association, and California Trucking Association discuss the recent AB 5 decision and the devastating impact it will have on truckers and the supply chain. Read excerpts of “To Protect Supply Chain, Independent Truckers Need Clarity” in The Mercury News below: “AB5 codified the employee classification test under the landmark 2018 Dynamex decision. This change significantly narrows the circumstances for someone to qualify as an “independent contractor” and prohibits more than 70,000 drivers from continuing to earn a living under a model that has been allowed for decades. “As stakeholders at the frontlines of the goods-movement crisis, we do not support additional disruptions to California’s already strained supply chain. However, we understand the predicament that thousands of owner-operators find themselves in as enforcement of AB 5 on the trucking industry is imminent. Truly, what could be expected from these owner-operators who see their livelihoods on the line? “Our associations, along with more than 70 other organizations including manufacturers, agricultural associations and local entities, recognize the vital role of independent truckers. We submitted a letter to Gov. Newsom imploring him to lead on this issue that not only impacts California, but the entire nation.” # # # About The Goods Movement Alliance The Goods Movement Alliance is a coalition of California industry leaders in the goods movement economy committed to creating and supporting common sense solutions to the goods movement crisis. To learn more and join the coalition please visit GoodsMovement.org Previous Next

< Back Sourcing Journal: This New Alliance Wants to Fix California’s Supply Chain ‘Crisis’ Kari Hamanaka Oct 13, 2022 The Goods Movement Alliance aims to be a bridge to shared interests among a diverse set of groups all holding stakes in the increasingly complex world of logistics A new group out of California aims to be a bridge to shared interests among a diverse set of groups all holding stakes in the increasingly complex world of logistics . The Goods Movement Alliance (GMA), which says it’s focused on finding “common sense solutions to the goods movement crisis,” wants to be an information resource for its members and policymakers in a state key to moving product to much of the rest of the country. “It’s a long time coming and something that we’ve seen be necessary for having a clearinghouse for goods movement and supply chain issues in Sacramento for all the stakeholders that touch this area,” said GMA co-chair Matthew Hargrove. Hargrove is the president and CEO of the California Business Properties Association (CBPA), a legislative advocacy group for the real estate industry. Read more the Sourcing Journal . Previous Next

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Stop AB 40 and protect California jobs, investment and infrastructure. STOP AB 40 Assembly Bill 40 undermines regulatory certainty and threatens California jobs, investment and infrastructure AB 40 sends the wrong message to employers, workers, investors, and local communities. California should encourage projects that comply with the law — not reopen them years after completing environmental review, receiving final approvals, and attracting hundreds of millions of dollars in public and private investment. PRIORITIES AB 40 THREATENS JOBS, HOUSING & ECONOMY FEWER JOBS Fewer construction and manufacturing jobs, and delayed housing and infrastructure projects across the state. HURTS UNION JOBS Jeopardizes existing and future well-paying union jobs. HIGHER COSTS Higher project costs, with more investment flowing to other states instead of California. GREATER TAXPAYER RISK More than $240 million already invested through the Trade Corridor Improvement Fund could be put at risk and increase taxpayer costs. AB 40 IS BAD FOR CALIFORNIANS If enacted, AB 40 would: ✕ Undermine confidence that government approvals are final. ✕ Increase project risk, financing costs, and delays. ✕ Threaten housing, infrastructure, and manufacturing investment. ✕ Jeopardize more than $240 million in existing taxpayer infrastructure funding. ✕ Set a precedent that could affect virtually every major CEQA-approved project in California. $240M+ IN EXISTING TAXPAYER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING JEOPARDIZED ABOUT FINAL SHOULD MEAN FINAL AB 40 is about far more than one project. If the Legislature can reopen a project years after it has completed environmental review, survived litigation, and received final approvals, no future project approval can truly be considered final. Businesses and communities deserve certainty that when they follow the law and obtain every required approval, government will honor those decisions, not reopen them years later for political reasons. When government changes the rules after the game has already been played, everyone loses. ABOUT STOP AB 40 AB 40 is not simply about one project. It is about whether businesses, workers, local communities, and taxpayers can rely on government approvals after years of environmental review and compliance. California cannot remain competitive if every approved project can be reopened after the fact. Government should keep its word. Final should mean final. VOTE NO ON AB 40 JOIN THE COALITION

< Back The Latest California Trade Report- Released February 2023 Center for Jobs and the Economy Feb 8, 2023 Transportation & Warehousing remains the primary middle-class wage, blue collar industry expanding in the state The share of total US goods trade (exports and imports) through California ports was largely unchanged with a dip to 16.00% (12 month moving average; compared to 16.03% in November 2022 and 17.05% in December 2021). California remained the #2 state, behind Texas with 19.79% (compared to 19.68% in November 2022 and 18.04% in December 2021). Trade through the Atlantic port states was at 29.58% (compared to 29.65% in November 2022 and 30.23% in December 2021). While the critical infrastructure required to support the state’s competitive position for this economic activity continues to be under challenge , Transportation & Warehousing remains the primary middle-class wage, blue collar industry expanding in the state. Between 2007 and 2022, the historical base for this type of upward mobility job—Manufacturing—saw employment drop by 158,000. This job loss was more than covered by growth in Transportation & Warehousing by 331,800. The Warehouse & Storage component alone grew by 183,100. Much of this growth occurred during the recent pandemic, the sole point of expanding rather than recovering jobs in this period. Transportation & Warehousing is not the only industry that can provide better-paying jobs and consequently upward mobility options to these workers, but it is the only one showing substantial growth in the state. Yet as with other portions of the traditional middle-class wage economy, growing costs are already pushing some of the warehouse components to other states, in particular Arizona . Port congestion, rising operating costs, and continued labor action uncertainty have also led to a shift in the underlying base for these jobs, as the share of US trade through California ports dropped from the recent high of 18.6% in February 2018, to only 16.0% in the latest data. In this period, Texas went from 16.9% to 19.8%, essentially reversing the relative position of the two states and pushing California into an increasingly distant second place. The full report can be read here . Previous Next

< Back The Latest California Trade Report- Released February 2023 Center for Jobs and the Economy Feb 8, 2023 Transportation & Warehousing remains the primary middle-class wage, blue collar industry expanding in the state The share of total US goods trade (exports and imports) through California ports was largely unchanged with a dip to 16.00% (12 month moving average; compared to 16.03% in November 2022 and 17.05% in December 2021). California remained the #2 state, behind Texas with 19.79% (compared to 19.68% in November 2022 and 18.04% in December 2021). Trade through the Atlantic port states was at 29.58% (compared to 29.65% in November 2022 and 30.23% in December 2021). While the critical infrastructure required to support the state’s competitive position for this economic activity continues to be under challenge , Transportation & Warehousing remains the primary middle-class wage, blue collar industry expanding in the state. Between 2007 and 2022, the historical base for this type of upward mobility job—Manufacturing—saw employment drop by 158,000. This job loss was more than covered by growth in Transportation & Warehousing by 331,800. The Warehouse & Storage component alone grew by 183,100. Much of this growth occurred during the recent pandemic, the sole point of expanding rather than recovering jobs in this period. Transportation & Warehousing is not the only industry that can provide better-paying jobs and consequently upward mobility options to these workers, but it is the only one showing substantial growth in the state. Yet as with other portions of the traditional middle-class wage economy, growing costs are already pushing some of the warehouse components to other states, in particular Arizona . Port congestion, rising operating costs, and continued labor action uncertainty have also led to a shift in the underlying base for these jobs, as the share of US trade through California ports dropped from the recent high of 18.6% in February 2018, to only 16.0% in the latest data. In this period, Texas went from 16.9% to 19.8%, essentially reversing the relative position of the two states and pushing California into an increasingly distant second place. The full report can be read here . Previous Next

Latest News Feb 16, 2023 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: NEW ECONOMIC ANALYSIS SHOWS FULL IMPACT OF CALIFORNIA PORTS As part of Ports Day, BST Associates provided a summary of the economic contribution of California ports, their role in the larger national economy, the factors that affect the ports’ role, and why California ports are so integral to global trade. Read More Feb 8, 2023 The Latest California Trade Report- Released February 2023 Transportation & Warehousing remains the primary middle-class wage, blue collar industry expanding in the state Read More Jan 6, 2023 The Latest California Trade Report- Released January 2023 The November trade numbers saw a general decline as pandemic period patterns began to reverse and as China experienced continued lockdowns. Read More Dec 30, 2022 Statement on Governor Newsom Redesignating Lt. Governor Kounalakis as International Affairs and Trade Representative The Goods Movement Alliance issues statement on redesignating Lt. Governor Kounalakis as California's top representative to advance economic interests abroad Read More Oct 13, 2022 Sourcing Journal: This New Alliance Wants to Fix California’s Supply Chain ‘Crisis’ The Goods Movement Alliance aims to be a bridge to shared interests among a diverse set of groups all holding stakes in the increasingly complex world of logistics Read More Sep 20, 2022 Freightwaves: Goods Movement Alliance enters California supply chain advocacy scene ‘Association of associations’ formed as groups realize they have overlapping interests Read More Aug 12, 2022 Statement on Governor Newsom Naming Antonio Villaraigosa As Infrastructure Advisor The Goods Movement Alliance issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom's announcement to name former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as an Infrastructure Advisor to the State of California Read More Aug 4, 2022 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: To Protect Supply Chain, Independent Truckers Need Clarity Leaders from the California Business Roundtable, California Retailers Association, and California Trucking Association discuss the recent AB 5 decision and the devastating impact it will have on truckers and the supply chain Read More

< Back IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: To Protect Supply Chain, Independent Truckers Need Clarity ​ Aug 4, 2022 Leaders from the California Business Roundtable, California Retailers Association, and California Trucking Association discuss the recent AB 5 decision and the devastating impact it will have on truckers and the supply chain SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Leaders from the California Business Roundtable, California Retailers Association, and California Trucking Association discuss the recent AB 5 decision and the devastating impact it will have on truckers and the supply chain. Read excerpts of “To Protect Supply Chain, Independent Truckers Need Clarity” in The Mercury News below: “AB5 codified the employee classification test under the landmark 2018 Dynamex decision. This change significantly narrows the circumstances for someone to qualify as an “independent contractor” and prohibits more than 70,000 drivers from continuing to earn a living under a model that has been allowed for decades. “As stakeholders at the frontlines of the goods-movement crisis, we do not support additional disruptions to California’s already strained supply chain. However, we understand the predicament that thousands of owner-operators find themselves in as enforcement of AB 5 on the trucking industry is imminent. Truly, what could be expected from these owner-operators who see their livelihoods on the line? “Our associations, along with more than 70 other organizations including manufacturers, agricultural associations and local entities, recognize the vital role of independent truckers. We submitted a letter to Gov. Newsom imploring him to lead on this issue that not only impacts California, but the entire nation.” # # # About The Goods Movement Alliance The Goods Movement Alliance is a coalition of California industry leaders in the goods movement economy committed to creating and supporting common sense solutions to the goods movement crisis. To learn more and join the coalition please visit GoodsMovement.org Previous Next