Thursday, December 16, 2010

Does iPhone Increase or Decrease U.S. Trade Imbalance?

Trade policy occasionally erupts with charges of "jobs exported" and larger trade imbalances. The charge is no less made of high-technology products than for manufactured goods.

If trade statistics were adjusted to reflect the actual value contributed to a product by different countries, the size of the U.S. trade deficit with China—$226.88 billion, according to U.S. figures—would be cut in half, some researchers argue.

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