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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Real trade numbers

Trade figures do not include value added flows:

the real U.S.-China trade deficit would be as much as 30% lower than last year's gap of at $226.8 billion, according to a number of economists.

At the same time, the U.S. trade deficit with Japan would have been 25% higher than the $44.8 billion reported last year, because many goods that China and others export to the U.S. contain parts purchased in Japan.


Some Say Trade Numbers Don't Deliver the Goods - WSJ.com

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