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You see, we are very competitive just now because in the last year we have fired 20% of our work force. That seems to be the argument. What exports of ours are surging? Agricultural products? Coal? Or are the counting "God's Work" being done by Goldman Sachs and Morgan-Chase, etc.? I would really like to see a breakdown by sector.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Mon Mar 8th, 2010 at 11:07:50 PM EST
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Yes coal, medical equipment and .... might Monsanto and company be benefiting?

Leading the way in November were food, grains and beverages exports, most notably soybeans, which increased $979 million, compared with October. Two big railroads--Union Pacific Corp. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.--flagged the upswing in soybeans in their latest results. Burlington Northern said Friday that although revenue from agriculture products was down 2% versus a year ago, volumes improved, "primarily driven by strong soybean exports."


"Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark." Cheyenne
by maracatu on Tue Mar 9th, 2010 at 09:15:10 AM EST
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And this is interesting as well...

The U.S. export to China ranges from jumbo jet to farm produce. However, high-tech exports are banned. The U.S. government intensified restrictive measures in 2007, according to Chen.

Chen said the U.S. restrictive measures were not fair for the U.S. exporters, producers and consumers, notably against the background that President Obama pledged to double U.S. exports in five years to sort out unemployment.



"Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark." Cheyenne
by maracatu on Tue Mar 9th, 2010 at 09:26:13 AM EST
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Undoubtedly China would like to import  a few of every high tech goodie they could get.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Tue Mar 9th, 2010 at 12:19:20 PM EST
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I thought China built all the high-tech goodies at this stage.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Mar 9th, 2010 at 12:21:33 PM EST
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That is certainly their aim.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Tue Mar 9th, 2010 at 03:05:43 PM EST
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