We've *all* entered into a devil's pact w/China

Post #347,163 by rcareaga 9/1/11 8:09:40 PM Reply	We've all entered into a devil's pact w/China My god, where is anything else being manufactured anymore? This is the consequence of capital's lust for cheap labor and porous borders and its natural allergy to humane regulation. China wants to bootstrap itself to economic supremacy in this century, and China's rulers have historically regarded its Teeming Millions as an easily expendable resource. Easy for us to tut-tut SJ, but as one who has been purchasing the product I find that my mouse hand is too withered to pick up that first stone. cordially,
Post #347,167 by Another Scott 9/1/11 8:38:43 PM Reply	We're #3! We're #3! We're #3! http://heralddaily.c...make-their-money/ (don't scroll down too far if you're at work - bar buttocks and so forth... :-/ China takes first place as the worlds largest exporter of goods, clocking in at $1.20 trillion. The Asian nation specializes in electrical equipment and machinery, power generating equipment, apparel, and iron and steel. [...] Exporting $1.12 trillion worth of goods, Germany ranks as the second largest exporter in the world. Exports make up a substantial part of GermanyÂs economic backbone, accounting for one third of the countryÂs annual output. [...] The United States of America ranks the third largest exporter in the world with $1.05 trillion worth of exports leaving the country in 2009. America specializes in exporting capital goods such as engines, boilers and factory components. [...] Japan exported $581 billion worth of goods last year, earning them the number four spot on this list. This East Asian nation specializes in passenger cars and car parts, computer accessories, video equipment and industrial machinery. [...] Taking the ninth place on our list is South Korea, exporting $364 billion worth of good in 2009. The countryÂs biggest major trade partners are China, The United States, Japan, and Hong Kong. The Asian nationÂs economy relies heavily on several key exports, including automobiles, computers, and microprocessors. [...] Consumer electronics and cars are big, but they're not everything. Cheers, Scott.
Post #347,189 by mmoffitt 9/2/11 8:23:08 AM Reply	What? No mention of corn or soybeans?
Post #347,191 by Another Scott 9/2/11 8:45:51 AM Reply	The data's out there, but may need to be digested. E.g. http://www.census.go..._and_imports.html It looks like agricultural exports were $96.6B in 2009. I didn't find a good list of manufactured exports in my searching for that post. It says "goods", and it's likely that they're distinguishing between "goods" and "services" as opposed to "manufactured goods" versus all hard exports. I dunno. Cheers, Scott.

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