10. WORLD TRADE MYTHS

There's a couple of world trade myths circulating amongst peak oilers, and they need to be cleared up.

Myth #1) China is the world's factory.

Reality: According to the latest WTO stats, China accounts for 5% of world exports. At 5.1%, France is a bigger exporter than China. The leading exporter in the world is the U.S., whose exports account for 10.7% of world exports. Number two is Germany, at 9.5%.
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Myth #2) U.S. manufacturing is in hopeless decline, and the Americans don't make anything themselves anymore.

Reality: As noted above, the U.S. is the world's #1 exporter. What are its top exports? Oddly enough, not movies, McDonald's hamburgers or Windows.

According to the Dept. of Commerce, International Trade Administration, the top 10 exports are:

1- Electrical Machry, Apparatus & Appliances
2- Motor Vehicles
3- Transport Equipment
4- Office Machines And ADP equipment
5- Power Generating Machinery
6- Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles
7- General Industrial Machry
8- Professional Scientific Instruments
9- Machinery Specialized
10- Telecommunications Equipment
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