Imported ingredient cost pass-through

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# Imported ingredient cost pass-through

For one ingredient, its origin country and port. Series ids from steps 1 and 2 carry into observation reads.

## 1. What shoppers already pay

1. Find the closest CPI item with @[BLS · Bls series search](alexandria:bls-gov/economic-statistics/bls_series_search) (survey cu) and read @[BLS · Bls series](alexandria:bls-gov/economic-statistics/bls_series) for the last 24 months.

## 2. What importers pay

2. Find the matching import price index with @[FRED · Series search](alexandria:fred-stlouisfed-org/economic-data/series_search) and read it with @[FRED · Series observations](alexandria:fred-stlouisfed-org/economic-data/series_observations).

## 3. Currency

3. Read @[XE · Rate history](alexandria:xe-com/exchange-rates/rate_history) for the supplier's currency against USD over the last year.

## 4. Getting it here

4. Find origin and destination ports with @[MSC · List ports](alexandria:msc-com/shipment-tracking/list_ports) and read @[MSC · Search sailing schedule](alexandria:msc-com/shipment-tracking/search_sailing_schedule) for the next sailings and transit times.
5. Read @[MSC · List advisories](alexandria:msc-com/shipment-tracking/list_advisories) for surcharges or disruptions on the lane.

## Write the pass-through note

- **Costs:** import index change, currency move, lane disruptions.
- **Shelf:** CPI change for the category.
- **Gap:** whether retail prices have caught up with import costs.
- **Options:** pass through, absorb or reformulate, with the evidence for each.
- **Sources:** cite every figure to the capability and record it came from. Say what could not be found rather than guessing.

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