-----Mensagem original----- De: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org]Em nome de michael perelman Enviada em: domingo, 29 de fevereiro de 2004 00:17 Para: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Assunto: Re: [lbo-talk] Liu on outsourcing
Is there any support for these numbers?
Alexandre Fenelon wrote:
>
> Blaming 'undervalued' yuan wins votes
> By Henry C K Liu
>
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> The numbers for other product types vary, but the pattern is
> similar. The $1.439 trillion of imports to the United States in 2002 were
> directly responsible for some $3.35 trillion of US GDP, almost 32 percent
of
> its $10.45 trillion economy.
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-Good question. It has some logic because he is arguing that imports are only a small share of final consumer price, so, much of value is added inside the USA, thus adding to US GDP. I´m not certain, however, if this data is correct. That´s why I posted his article.
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