At a time when there was a dip in container shipping, I read a quote stating ~$1500 to ship a container from China to US (west coast, probably). With such a con

At a time when there was a dip in container shipping, I read a quote stating ~$1500 to ship a container from China to US (west coast, probably). With such a container holding ~6000 pair of shoes. Do the math... Of course shipping costs may have changed, but parents' point stands: The energy consumption (and labour costs) embodied in many products' fabrication, is much higher than energy consumed to ship 'em around the world. And thus those products will be fabricated where it's cheapest and/or most efficient.