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Baraka_Guru · 06-09-2009, 04:18 PM

Interesting...the focus on China when you have this:

Source: World Trade Atlas * Merchandise trade, February 2009

That's right: North American trade? It's double the trade with China. Mind you, this is just merchandise, but you get the idea. And some of you were just talking about merchandise anyway. What about natural resources? Services?

This is bigger than China. This also affects North America, Germany, Japan, and "All Others."

As roachboy points out, this is a rather confusing thing they're trying to do.

06-09-2009, 04:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Interesting...the focus on China when you have this: Source: World Trade Atlas * Merchandise trade, February 2009 That's right: North American trade? It's double the trade with China. Mind you, this is just merchandise, but you get the idea. And some of you were just talking about merchandise anyway. What about natural resources? Services? This is bigger than China. This also affects North America, Germany, Japan, and "All Others." As roachboy points out, this is a rather confusing thing they're trying to do. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot