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Industries with the Biggest Decline in Imports in Global in 2025

  • 1. Global Iron Ore Mining

    Decline in Imports for 2025: -8.3%

    Iron ore miners are facing a turbulent period marked by significant shifts in global steel production dynamics. The Chinese government's mandate in 2021 to reduce steel production growth and a sluggish property sector have led to challenges for iron ore miners. Despite some increased steel output from countries like India, which is boosting its steel production through major infrastructure projects, global miners are still grappling with inconsistent demand and fluctuating prices. Early 2025 ...

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  • 2. Global Coal Mining

    Decline in Imports for 2025: -4.7%

    Coal mined by global coal mining companies has played a vital role in the world's ability to generate electricity and manufacture steel. Coal's position in global electricity markets stems from its relative accessibility, affordability and distribution across the globe. China, Indonesia, the United States and India are the world's largest coal producers. These countries are expected to retain their positions in the foreseeable future. The period started off shaky since it was the start of the...

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  • 3. Global Sugar Manufacturing

    Decline in Imports for 2025: -3.6%

    Global sugar manufacturers have endured fluctuations in global sugar prices over the five years to 2024. Nonetheless, global sugar manufacturers' revenue is anticipated to strengthen at a CAGR of 5.6% to $83.2 billion over the five years to 2024, including a drop of 8.5% in 2024.

    Brazil is very influential in the industry's health. The country produces and exports the most sugar of any nation and is also the second-largest producer of ethanol, which is often produced from sugarcane. As...

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  • 4. Global Candy & Chocolate Manufacturing

    Decline in Imports for 2025: -2.8%

    The Global Candy & Chocolate Manufacturing industry has seen considerable changes in recent years, driven by overarching consumer trends and shifting market dynamics. As a multi-billion-dollar industry, it has adeptly responded to evolving tastes, health concerns and sustainability demands. Recent indicators show strong growth, propelled by innovation and a sharper focus on consumer preferences. Despite economic uncertainties and supply chain disruptions, the indust...

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  • 5. Global Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    Decline in Imports for 2025: -2.5%

    Global oil and gas production companies have gone through significant turbulence for most of the period. The pandemic and its accompanying lockdowns severely disrupted producers as revenue fell double digits and the industry's largest market, the transportation sector, was limited. This was quickly reversed as the economy opened and supply outpaced demand, causing prices to skyrocket. High prices, accompanied by swelling production, led to surging revenue. While prices eventually came back do...

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  • 6. Global Apparel Manufacturing

    Decline in Imports for 2025: -1.6%

    Global apparel manufacturers have benefited from strengthening consumer spending in developed and rapidly growing emerging economies in recent years. However, sudden changes in how consumers shopped worldwide following the COVID-19 pandemic shifted its trajectory. Dips in global consumer spending and lockdowns dropped production at factories. Even as economies reopened, bottlenecks and supply chain woes punctured footwear production globally, while rising costs for everything from cotton to c...

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  • 7. Global Spirits Manufacturing

    Decline in Imports for 2025: -1.2%

    The Global Spirits Manufacturing industry has benefited from premiumization trends in both developed and emerging economies over the past five years. Emerging markets like China and India have picked up the slack from Eastern European declines resulting from political tensions and government intervention. Spirit consumption in emerging markets has flourished alongside population growth and urbanization, while consumers in developed economies have spent more on spirits by trading up to premium...

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  • 8. Global Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals Manufacturing

    Decline in Imports for 2025: -1.1%

    The global fertilizer, pesticide and agricultural chemicals industry has recently faced a volatile market that has been marked by strong fluctuations in price and the mixed performance of the agricultural sector. Towards the beginning of the current period, high fertilizer and pesticide prices, influenced by global conflicts and supply chain disruptions, drove substantial revenue growth. However, as energy and raw material costs have stabilized and crop cash receipts have slumped, prices have...

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  • 9. Global Beer Manufacturing

    Decline in Imports for 2025: -0.8%

    The Global Beer Manufacturing industry has struggled due to shifts in its structure over the past five years. Rising disposable income during most of the period and consumers' shift from traditional products to higher-quality beer has underpinned rising beer consumption and strong volume growth in emerging markets. But declining per capita beer consumption and relatively flat volume growth have hampered revenue across China and traditional North American and European markets. This has been am...

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  • 10. Global Paper & Pulp Mills

    Decline in Imports for 2025: -0.2%

    The industry has demonstrated steady growth, with specific growth trends driven by rising demand for pulp and paper products due to increasing population and economic activities. Over the past two decades, the industry experienced varying growth rates, including a 1.2% CAGR growth during the current period. In 2025, industry revenue is expected to grow by 1.6%, reaching $746.0 billion, despite the challenges posed by increased digitization and recent economic uncertainties. China has emerged ...

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