Trump and truckers, Poland prospers, and a booming ant biz

It’s Indicators of the Week (now on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@planetmoney"target="_blank" >YouTube</a>!). It’s our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. <br/><br/>On today’s episode: The Trump administration cracks down on immigrant truck drivers, Poland becomes a top-twenty economy, and the booming business of … ant smuggling? <br/><br/><strong>Related episodes: </strong><br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5749289/a-trucker-a-farmer-and-an-entrepreneur-walk-into-a-global-supply-shock"target="_blank" >A trucker, a farmer, and an entrepreneur walk into a global supply shock</a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2009/07/poland.html"target="_blank" >You Could Always Go To Poland</a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/03/18/nx-s1-5751251/amazon-brazil-forest-fish-aquarium-trade"target="_blank" >The little pet …