On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:17:21 -0800 (PST), Straydog <arthures@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>BPOking, concentrating only on the downside of US economics, is only
>helping fuel the panic and diverting attention from the accompanying
>good news: US ex****ts keep going up (average increase per year for the
>last several years is running about 20% per year)
There's gotta be a pony in there somewhere?
Trade: Ex****ts - Goods, (Mil. $ Census Basis, SA)
Geography: United States
Source: BOC: International Trade in Goods & Services - Exhibit 5
% change year over year, without adjustment for inflation.
Date Value
2007 12.22
2006 14.42
2005 10.65
2004 12.97
2003 4.57
2002 -4.94
2001 -6.75
2000 12.38
1999 2.00
1998 -1.02
1997 10.26
1996 6.90
1995 14.07
1994 10.22
1993 3.78
1992 6.22
1991 7.14
1990 8.25
And if you remove Boeing it really look poor.


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