> Ragu's interpretation makes sense. Does anyone really believe that > 25% of all clothing is made in America? Instead, I would read the > report to suggest that Chinese sweatshop workers are poorly paid. > Clothes that cost a few dollars to make get retailed for many times > that. An ipad may be built in China but the data would suggest that > it is built in the US. > -- > Michael Perelman
--------------- I resolved this dilemma over on LBO after making an obnoxious fool of myself the other night ranting how this can't be an accurate representation. China is only part of the picture of the Pacific Rim that includes S. Korea, Japan, SEA , etc.. If you include South Asia, I think you will get a much clearer view of Asian trade and US consumption. My mistake was to consider China as representative of what I saw around me, a swamp of Asian made products, not just Chinese. . CG _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
