The Federal Reserve thinks that it doubles the price of shipping between Puerto Rico and the US Mainland: > It costs an estimated $3,063 to ship a twenty-foot

The Federal Reserve thinks that it doubles the price of shipping between Puerto Rico and the US Mainland: > It costs an estimated $3,063 to ship a twenty-foot container of household and commercial goods from the East Coast of the United States to Puerto Rico; the same shipment costs $1,504 to nearby Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and $1,687 to Kingston (Jamaica)—destinations that are not subject to Jones Act restrictions. Page 23 in the PDF (numbered 13): https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/regional/PuertoRico/report.pdf https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/regional/Puert... Terrible for disaster relief but also on a daily level, terrible for imports/exports. How can you have a competitive economy with that type of anchor weighing on your Ex/Im?