Mexico overtakes China as the leading source of goods imported to US

FILE – A woman works in a shoe maquiladora or factory in Leon, Mexico, Feb. 7, 2023. For the first time in more than two decades, Mexico last year overtook China as America’s top supplier of goods a shift that reflects political tensions between Washington and Beijing and U.S. efforts to import from countries that are friendlier and closer to home. (AP Photo/Mario Armas, File) WASHINGTON - 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…