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Thursday, January 11, 2007

Exports Were Sizzling

What with the election last year you would have thought this would have been big news?  Someone wake up Byron Dorgan and let him know.

The Kiplinger Letter: (It’s a paid subscription site)

U.S. export growth will lose some sizzle this year, cooling to 8% from last year’s hot 13%. This will mainly reflect slightly less demand
in leading export markets...Canada, Mexico, the euro zone, the U.K., China, Japan and South Korea...as their economies all slow down a bit.

But the cheaper dollar will keep many U.S. products competitive in global markets...capital goods such as information tech, software, biotech goods and civilian aircraft. Roaring world commodities markets will continue to fuel demand for U.S. energy services, mining equipment and farm equipment, particularly in South America. The gusher of dollars flowing to Middle Eastern oil exporters is also likely to be recycled into orders for American consumer and industrial products and services.

Comments

I propose a ‘windfall profits’ tax on all US exports.

We’re obviously selling US made goods too cheaply.  Why should other countries benefit from the hard work of americans?  *sarcasm*

electnixon on January 11, 2007 at 10:25 am

So, helping other countries to become richer(via a free enterprise system) would benefit us?  What a concept!  The cure for the “trade deficit” is to spread our economic system, and always has been.  It’s not about protectionism or anything else.  When they have more money, they can buy more of our stuff. Make sense?


"Give the lefties a pile of money, and they’ll spend it buying votes.” - Rush Limbaugh on the “bailout”.

robert108 on January 11, 2007 at 10:55 am
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