Posted on 05/04/2012 4:57:06 PM PDT by Swordmaker
After taking heat for shipping jobs to China and contracting to employers with questionable labor conditions, Apple (rather publicly) took credit for creating more than half a million jobs in the U.S.
514,000 to be exact.
That figure included nearly 50,000 employees in its retail network and its corporate headquarters, where products are designed.
But it also included FedEx and UPS employees who deliver its products and employees at Corning who make glass for iPads and iPhones.
So Apple basically counts anyone vaguely associated with the company or its products as a job that Apple created.
But what about the competitors Apple has bumped off in its relentless move to the top?
What about the once-profitable markets, products, and companies it has destroyed? What happened to those jobs?
Business Insider analyzed data on Bloomberg, went through dozens of 10-Ks, and read through layoff announcements to see how Apple's peers have done.
What we found:
Apple has destroyed nearly as many jobs as it helped create, eliminating some 490,570 positions.
Click here to see the jobs that Apple has destroyed
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End-Use Code | Value 2002 | Value 2003 | Value 2004 | Value 2005 | Value 2006 | Value 2007 | Value 2008 | Value 2009 | Value 2010 | Value 2011 |
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(00000) Wheat | 3,771,920 | 4,002,455 | 5,191,779 | 4,416,027 | 4,256,669 | 8,450,461 | 11,445,584 | 5,515,311 | 6,912,943 | 11,294,505 |
(00010) Rice | 832,936 | 1,077,760 | 1,223,738 | 1,337,714 | 1,337,293 | 1,471,002 | 2,311,533 | 2,274,187 | 2,446,435 | 2,208,698 |
(00100) Soybeans | 5,806,179 | 8,047,048 | 6,894,715 | 6,626,555 | 7,288,375 | 10,443,447 | 16,031,502 | 16,905,202 | 18,973,308 | 18,041,649 |
(00110) Oilseeds, food oils | 1,317,380 | 1,419,363 | 1,273,706 | 1,190,935 | 1,329,691 | 2,034,425 | 3,190,447 | 2,525,373 | 3,209,409 | 3,291,452 |
(00200) Corn | 5,784,028 | 5,750,589 | 6,926,461 | 5,824,420 | 8,226,378 | 11,209,235 | 14,611,992 | 9,680,733 | 10,948,612 | 14,847,594 |
(00210) Sorghum, barley, oats | 674,758 | 677,489 | 611,091 | 628,355 | 707,276 | 1,226,515 | 1,487,777 | 728,478 | 810,879 | 1,044,072 |
(00220) Animal feeds, n.e.c. | 3,298,763 | 3,297,751 | 3,115,922 | 3,387,722 | 3,813,842 | 4,567,605 | 5,931,953 | 6,350,471 | 6,705,310 | 6,792,540 |
(00300) Meat, poultry, etc. | 7,002,732 | 7,873,236 | 5,671,895 | 7,206,280 | 7,830,539 | 9,803,526 | 13,473,914 | 12,056,081 | 13,644,564 | 17,134,178 |
(00310) Dairy products and eggs | 714,816 | 744,458 | 1,167,111 | 1,299,418 | 1,491,901 | 2,452,990 | 3,245,250 | 1,880,555 | 3,165,992 | 4,040,769 |
(00320) Fruits, frozen juices | 4,038,150 | 4,295,114 | 4,533,462 | 4,996,914 | 5,565,404 | 6,204,632 | 7,147,122 | 6,888,310 | 7,771,906 | 8,827,028 |
(00330) Vegetables | 2,900,539 | 2,965,801 | 3,189,490 | 3,509,842 | 3,852,542 | 4,320,698 | 5,091,865 | 4,942,980 | 5,430,963 | 5,874,258 |
(00340) Nuts | 1,657,332 | 1,891,211 | 2,365,554 | 3,043,642 | 3,226,764 | 3,449,396 | 3,898,846 | 4,183,367 | 4,903,934 | 5,808,174 |
(00350) Bakery products | 2,020,889 | 2,255,755 | 2,467,241 | 2,696,155 | 2,997,266 | 3,458,496 | 3,972,302 | 4,057,777 | 4,787,052 | 5,578,047 |
(00360) Other foods | 4,482,548 | 4,906,768 | 5,340,365 | 5,872,533 | 6,585,524 | 7,282,239 | 8,312,435 | 8,116,537 | 9,131,887 | 10,744,645 |
(00370) Wine and related products | 726,766 | 817,565 | 984,623 | 912,592 | 1,098,847 | 1,217,621 | 1,299,056 | 1,273,536 | 1,528,482 | 1,765,243 |
(01000) Fish and shellfish | 3,197,235 | 3,363,283 | 3,823,237 | 4,207,720 | 4,350,747 | 4,374,738 | 4,373,778 | 4,088,512 | 4,574,771 | 5,687,972 |
(01010) Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine | 627,135 | 681,029 | 777,286 | 821,174 | 958,548 | 1,176,751 | 1,280,937 | 1,169,517 | 1,398,656 | 1,725,548 |
(01020) Nonagricultural foods, etc. | 761,472 | 959,336 | 1,011,988 | 977,358 | 1,044,775 | 1,120,494 | 1,242,933 | 1,270,889 | 1,359,452 | 1,441,035 |
(10000) Cotton, raw | 2,066,878 | 3,388,982 | 4,279,556 | 3,933,122 | 4,516,513 | 4,590,808 | 4,814,406 | 3,368,670 | 5,897,847 | 8,505,730 |
(10100) Tobacco, unmanufactured | 1,058,963 | 1,025,809 | 1,041,246 | 983,722 | 1,134,076 | 1,201,464 | 1,231,004 | 1,133,193 | 1,132,707 | 1,121,966 |
(10120) Hides and skins | 1,751,470 | 1,793,603 | 1,757,782 | 1,787,883 | 2,055,688 | 2,182,541 | 2,066,608 | 1,465,990 | 2,286,211 | 2,661,571 |
(10130) Agric. industry-unmanufactured | 1,173,376 | 1,255,510 | 1,468,907 | 1,401,808 | 1,578,557 | 2,126,111 | 3,270,157 | 2,781,143 | 3,967,590 | 4,459,060 |
(10140) Agric. farming-unmanufactured | 1,544,415 | 1,731,381 | 1,610,260 | 1,833,043 | 1,848,596 | 2,082,180 | 2,470,796 | 2,358,184 | 2,517,884 | 2,919,771 |
(10150) Agriculture-manufactured, other | 1,617,726 | 1,377,403 | 1,510,523 | 1,651,371 | 1,733,912 | 1,917,364 | 2,219,799 | 2,087,976 | 2,378,113 | 2,602,452 |
(11010) Metallurgical grade coal | 1,024,080 | 1,014,289 | 1,760,238 | 2,385,524 | 2,563,510 | 2,937,949 | 5,810,995 | 4,455,228 | 8,265,205 | 13,007,298 |
(11020) Coal and fuels, other | 898,318 | 788,371 | 1,206,042 | 1,329,221 | 1,337,047 | 1,676,376 | 2,793,453 | 2,066,459 | 2,200,646 | 3,841,994 |
(11100) Crude oil | 87,556 | 128,282 | 308,194 | 551,652 | 567,086 | 751,092 | 1,031,499 | 972,228 | 1,239,789 | 1,674,315 |
(11110) Fuel oil | 2,583,998 | 3,117,433 | 4,353,770 | 6,932,607 | 12,060,896 | 15,573,765 | 34,894,056 | 23,670,220 | 32,662,606 | 52,800,539 |
(11120) Petroleum products, other | 6,978,589 | 8,633,021 | 11,583,088 | 14,104,621 | 17,316,831 | 19,325,281 | 27,995,137 | 21,731,464 | 33,224,003 | 54,237,010 |
(11130) Natural gas liquids | 687,884 | 814,265 | 836,838 | 1,075,494 | 1,623,363 | 2,107,542 | 3,260,336 | 2,803,344 | 3,741,585 | 4,040,023 |
(11200) Gas-natural | 995,442 | 1,399,765 | 2,125,663 | 3,109,833 | 2,241,159 | 3,163,501 | 4,892,249 | 3,286,064 | 4,921,886 | 6,307,850 |
(11300) Nuclear fuel materials | 1,510,512 | 1,570,651 | 1,631,283 | 1,619,190 | 1,827,382 | 2,430,288 | 2,177,672 | 2,283,340 | 1,895,839 | 2,723,178 |
(11400) Electric energy | 303,047 | 755,696 | 828,855 | 1,046,509 | 1,036,051 | 991,907 | 1,263,886 | 561,929 | 626,582 | 390,824 |
(12000) Steelmaking materials | 1,863,503 | 2,607,012 | 4,014,104 | 5,991,623 | 6,801,742 | 9,882,359 | 14,193,933 | 8,548,322 | 11,069,032 | 14,785,564 |
(12100) Iron and steel mill products | 3,219,083 | 4,176,506 | 5,208,393 | 6,917,987 | 7,280,901 | 8,857,734 | 11,471,121 | 7,063,152 | 10,117,336 | 12,495,843 |
(12110) Iron and steel products, other | 2,768,597 | 2,905,047 | 3,636,622 | 4,351,229 | 5,161,823 | 5,779,523 | 7,264,146 | 5,412,567 | 6,330,869 | 7,113,926 |
(12200) Aluminum and alumina | 2,947,824 | 3,032,119 | 3,992,337 | 5,191,121 | 7,293,397 | 8,029,016 | 8,569,567 | 5,691,779 | 7,539,660 | 9,528,016 |
(12210) Copper | 1,112,520 | 1,510,815 | 2,002,919 | 2,356,484 | 4,701,430 | 5,378,672 | 6,125,726 | 4,085,511 | 6,226,008 | 8,480,823 |
(12260) Nonmonetary gold | 3,356,634 | 4,790,354 | 4,449,217 | 5,548,806 | 8,783,018 | 13,307,357 | 18,689,079 | 13,932,512 | 17,561,155 | 33,228,280 |
(12270) Precious metals, other | 2,560,780 | 2,144,607 | 2,758,099 | 3,175,711 | 7,041,535 | 8,438,360 | 10,564,281 | 8,007,692 | 12,644,164 | 12,009,647 |
(12290) Nonferrous metals, other | 2,148,428 | 2,464,242 | 3,053,412 | 4,523,315 | 6,601,440 | 8,060,264 | 7,765,131 | 5,825,561 | 7,748,269 | 8,853,423 |
(12300) Finished metal shapes | 8,728,448 | 8,948,222 | 9,964,894 | 11,405,809 | 13,941,026 | 15,288,523 | 16,918,626 | 13,091,337 | 15,840,579 | 17,894,329 |
(12420) Pulpwood and woodpulp | 4,051,462 | 4,259,100 | 4,696,567 | 5,272,294 | 5,907,916 | 7,112,556 | 7,940,832 | 6,848,862 | 8,902,574 | 10,155,543 |
(12430) Newsprint | 8,160,275 | 8,554,129 | 9,274,785 | 9,862,581 | 10,567,425 | 11,543,605 | 12,462,794 | 10,759,362 | 12,462,517 | 13,478,342 |
(12500) Plastic materials | 14,104,243 | 15,407,108 | 21,656,550 | 24,793,298 | 27,923,880 | 29,118,286 | 31,639,545 | 25,543,801 | 32,778,547 | 36,025,994 |
(12510) Chemicals-fertilizers | 3,924,528 | 4,105,064 | 4,744,018 | 5,197,329 | 5,299,442 | 6,292,134 | 10,760,304 | 7,034,570 | 7,970,776 | 9,890,779 |
(12530) Chemicals-inorganic | 3,929,179 | 3,930,315 | 4,423,922 | 5,880,332 | 6,660,376 | 7,014,514 | 8,356,994 | 6,018,503 | 7,514,960 | 8,831,939 |
(12540) Chemicals-organic | 14,631,857 | 17,633,336 | 22,187,353 | 23,377,062 | 27,124,997 | 31,622,940 | 33,351,324 | 24,602,598 | 34,156,362 | 39,419,030 |
(12550) Chemicals-other | 13,238,295 | 14,443,025 | 15,609,108 | 16,721,139 | 18,518,081 | 20,421,169 | 23,176,664 | 20,785,260 | 25,628,480 | 28,783,602 |
(12600) Cotton fiber cloth | 2,728,651 | 2,788,335 | 3,264,766 | 3,232,897 | 3,131,450 | 2,857,846 | 2,777,619 | 2,115,630 | 2,453,914 | 3,224,791 |
(12620) Manmade cloth | 4,894,813 | 5,048,515 | 5,550,833 | 5,686,350 | 5,772,104 | 5,872,791 | 6,046,710 | 4,743,467 | 6,014,877 | 6,783,916 |
(12630) Hair, waste materials | 429,684 | 447,027 | 493,439 | 483,543 | 552,491 | 606,774 | 617,950 | 488,015 | 627,361 | 658,620 |
(12640) Finished textile supplies | 2,248,350 | 2,196,564 | 2,321,442 | 2,377,417 | 2,539,263 | 2,467,721 | 2,440,976 | 2,072,266 | 2,537,975 | 2,668,797 |
(12650) Leather and furs | 840,316 | 866,753 | 1,193,579 | 1,095,540 | 1,051,872 | 1,150,922 | 935,118 | 568,783 | 875,206 | 1,044,952 |
(12700) Synthetic rubber-primary | 1,675,484 | 1,852,549 | 2,218,021 | 2,694,877 | 3,188,402 | 3,609,603 | 3,763,748 | 2,792,362 | 3,854,344 | 4,903,269 |
(12720) Nonmetallic minerals | 416,415 | 427,349 | 488,635 | 488,854 | 605,025 | 581,999 | 825,002 | 481,209 | 716,277 | 902,429 |
(12750) Industrial rubber products | 2,190,650 | 2,199,254 | 2,452,514 | 2,585,845 | 2,929,954 | 3,249,079 | 3,372,866 | 2,864,700 | 3,649,490 | 4,296,474 |
(12760) Mineral supplies-manufactured | 3,093,482 | 3,307,186 | 3,670,944 | 3,751,497 | 4,513,271 | 4,932,509 | 4,994,114 | 4,027,656 | 5,272,576 | 5,543,767 |
(12765) Tapes, audio and visual | 1,203,833 | 1,346,509 | 1,620,300 | 2,014,146 | 1,796,091 | 584,404 | 505,783 | 696,209 | 593,949 | 545,534 |
(12770) Other industrial supplies | 14,477,266 | 15,049,554 | 13,757,853 | 14,793,038 | 16,415,191 | 19,854,838 | 20,443,435 | 17,932,452 | 21,481,119 | 22,985,043 |
(13100) Logs and lumber | 3,568,646 | 3,675,962 | 4,213,673 | 4,332,968 | 4,604,286 | 4,730,702 | 4,417,280 | 3,523,549 | 4,908,234 | 5,618,235 |
(13110) Wood supplies, manufactured | 875,807 | 911,252 | 1,028,197 | 1,074,196 | 1,221,734 | 1,279,670 | 1,399,805 | 1,014,437 | 1,207,317 | 1,348,569 |
(13200) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. | 977,598 | 979,685 | 1,088,950 | 1,141,029 | 1,279,408 | 1,475,229 | 1,628,697 | 1,344,362 | 1,533,803 | 1,607,013 |
(13210) Shingles, molding, wallboard | 1,891,071 | 1,961,770 | 2,284,145 | 2,637,272 | 3,022,113 | 3,413,712 | 3,875,079 | 3,341,640 | 4,076,095 | 4,523,638 |
(13220) Nontextile floor tiles | 297,270 | 300,613 | 337,797 | 377,329 | 415,826 | 462,505 | 498,880 | 425,461 | 495,418 | 552,234 |
(20000) Generators, accessories | 6,171,391 | 6,286,538 | 7,028,809 | 7,613,908 | 9,467,357 | 10,415,345 | 12,125,075 | 10,296,288 | 12,360,774 | 12,972,838 |
(20005) Electric apparatus | 21,373,353 | 21,158,082 | 24,231,365 | 25,674,197 | 29,809,799 | 30,884,798 | 30,835,619 | 26,062,564 | 32,108,777 | 35,118,902 |
(21000) Drilling & oilfield equipment | 6,562,205 | 6,066,973 | 6,869,681 | 8,153,668 | 10,779,975 | 12,611,364 | 15,064,587 | 11,467,010 | 10,508,896 | 10,798,349 |
(21010) Specialized mining | 384,423 | 419,075 | 544,473 | 634,938 | 838,723 | 1,059,037 | 1,436,270 | 1,123,268 | 1,393,079 | 1,884,718 |
(21030) Excavating machinery | 4,986,166 | 5,284,702 | 6,657,603 | 8,812,827 | 9,870,857 | 12,790,982 | 15,079,628 | 9,810,299 | 12,666,515 | 16,656,046 |
(21040) Nonfarm tractors and parts | 960,239 | 1,063,017 | 1,439,904 | 1,382,445 | 1,859,599 | 2,102,594 | 3,410,665 | 2,048,417 | 2,405,977 | 3,498,301 |
(21100) Industrial engines | 11,601,418 | 11,690,670 | 13,511,204 | 14,934,258 | 15,976,883 | 19,147,306 | 21,848,649 | 21,916,203 | 24,354,656 | 28,102,493 |
(21110) Food, tobacco machinery | 1,732,148 | 1,688,991 | 1,860,182 | 2,064,865 | 2,193,266 | 2,610,392 | 3,055,859 | 2,722,159 | 3,019,007 | 3,328,196 |
(21120) Metalworking machine tools | 5,174,725 | 5,252,726 | 7,075,695 | 7,663,288 | 9,497,605 | 6,715,081 | 7,442,813 | 5,298,367 | 6,521,455 | 7,753,022 |
(21130) Textile, sewing machines | 1,059,214 | 1,020,197 | 1,134,193 | 1,247,851 | 1,273,208 | 1,384,618 | 1,323,294 | 965,597 | 1,172,122 | 1,158,663 |
(21140) Wood, glass, plastic | 2,597,190 | 2,503,246 | 3,367,352 | 3,645,557 | 3,628,075 | 3,510,729 | 4,139,420 | 3,414,628 | 3,639,661 | 4,334,608 |
(21150) Pulp and paper machinery | 2,278,780 | 2,372,552 | 2,566,827 | 2,718,324 | 2,852,539 | 2,701,033 | 2,955,993 | 2,311,204 | 2,458,539 | 2,669,509 |
(21160) Measuring, testing, control instruments | 13,218,013 | 13,936,101 | 16,927,323 | 16,720,633 | 19,151,971 | 20,629,956 | 20,984,430 | 16,939,642 | 21,192,342 | 23,742,788 |
(21170) Materials handling equipment | 4,488,470 | 4,655,814 | 5,984,009 | 8,162,312 | 9,919,919 | 11,985,740 | 14,728,350 | 9,722,423 | 11,728,092 | 15,725,410 |
(21180) Industrial machines, other | 21,727,003 | 21,718,029 | 26,971,265 | 28,295,944 | 32,697,001 | 38,364,090 | 38,138,302 | 30,876,273 | 42,706,077 | 45,246,226 |
(21190) Photo, service industry machinery | 5,422,145 | 5,714,167 | 6,553,936 | 7,492,107 | 8,192,305 | 9,191,558 | 9,846,793 | 7,888,360 | 9,325,816 | 10,216,596 |
(21200) Agricultural machinery, equipment | 3,526,203 | 3,793,910 | 4,422,448 | 5,144,124 | 5,312,437 | 6,268,756 | 8,297,054 | 6,253,057 | 6,803,152 | 8,774,369 |
(21300) Computers | 9,190,115 | 8,664,470 | 9,198,120 | 10,206,187 | 11,470,423 | 13,535,351 | 14,560,866 | 12,314,744 | 14,704,331 | 16,828,976 |
(21301) Computer accessories | 29,362,295 | 31,260,248 | 33,607,204 | 35,330,167 | 36,109,996 | 29,403,993 | 29,336,861 | 25,402,179 | 29,111,043 | 31,567,258 |
(21320) Semiconductors | 42,234,579 | 46,137,440 | 48,050,388 | 47,221,556 | 52,429,936 | 50,444,550 | 50,603,102 | 37,487,996 | 47,185,404 | 43,773,152 |
(21400) Telecommunications equipment | 22,207,691 | 20,743,162 | 24,543,091 | 25,666,771 | 28,930,842 | 31,424,350 | 32,865,982 | 28,683,134 | 31,911,130 | 35,849,295 |
(21500) Business machines and equipment | 2,023,646 | 1,927,170 | 2,110,291 | 2,335,954 | 2,702,010 | 5,392,134 | 4,246,641 | 2,973,575 | 3,136,639 | 3,179,413 |
(21600) Laboratory testing instruments | 4,824,079 | 5,118,842 | 6,093,197 | 6,665,275 | 7,280,227 | 8,128,335 | 9,011,278 | 8,693,696 | 9,952,464 | 10,659,570 |
(21610) Medicinal equipment | 14,481,033 | 15,742,536 | 17,852,664 | 20,364,358 | 22,702,165 | 23,825,242 | 27,023,260 | 26,879,276 | 29,806,850 | 32,041,187 |
(22000) Civilian aircraft | 26,676,656 | 23,305,357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(22010) Parts-civilian aircraft | 12,222,736 | 12,134,464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(22020) Engines-civilian aircraft | 11,584,658 | 11,338,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(22090) Civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts | 0 | 0 | 46,074,680 | 55,888,616 | 64,502,981 | 73,019,297 | 73,998,632 | 74,755,438 | 71,972,972 | 80,172,454 |
(22100) Railway transportation equipment | 1,245,275 | 1,641,902 | 1,856,082 | 2,345,207 | 2,939,640 | 3,013,878 | 3,430,978 | 2,500,782 | 2,793,787 | 3,501,116 |
(22200) Vessels, excluding scrap | 204,471 | 67,122 | 40,953 | 64,957 | 51,701 | 108,920 | 88,165 | 22,016 | 34,201 | 96,727 |
(22210) Commercial vessels, other | 179,292 | 138,968 | 207,814 | 230,358 | 222,441 | 293,268 | 372,734 | 395,242 | 418,351 | 424,226 |
(22220) Marine engines, parts | 758,992 | 793,606 | 740,348 | 976,964 | 1,127,719 | 1,267,760 | 1,450,095 | 1,188,961 | 1,174,225 | 1,296,827 |
(22300) Spacecraft, excluding military | 36,932 | 37,138 | 53,632 | 37,955 | 26,879 | 30,336 | 26,555 | 48,362 | 31,066 | 31,559 |
(30000) Passenger cars, new and used | 20,552,414 | 22,102,841 | 24,609,325 | 30,492,691 | 33,977,613 | 43,743,138 | 49,568,671 | 27,501,371 | 38,352,940 | 47,354,593 |
(30100) Trucks, buses and special purpose vehicles | 8,363,362 | 10,244,379 | 11,928,396 | 13,477,345 | 15,104,176 | 17,033,187 | 15,753,472 | 12,472,506 | 16,620,736 | 19,412,257 |
(30200) Engines and engine parts (carburetors, pistons, ri | 10,112,579 | 10,112,654 | 10,754,788 | 11,324,368 | 12,197,079 | 13,222,680 | 12,860,797 | 8,775,176 | 12,467,979 | 14,495,782 |
(30210) Bodies and chassis for passenger cars | 138,831 | 185,673 | 148,197 | 58,449 | 58,906 | 187,253 | 193,100 | 65,257 | 85,835 | 112,037 |
(30220) Automotive tires and tubes | 1,909,086 | 1,819,338 | 2,124,051 | 2,403,281 | 2,487,460 | 2,733,607 | 3,076,308 | 2,768,978 | 3,161,658 | 3,779,355 |
(30230) Other parts and accessories of vehicles | 37,866,139 | 36,220,655 | 39,727,480 | 40,916,620 | 43,336,184 | 44,330,344 | 39,850,620 | 30,131,644 | 41,299,692 | 47,365,340 |
(40000) Apparel, household goods - textile | 6,305,462 | 5,935,708 | 5,389,846 | 5,311,955 | 5,199,401 | 4,744,950 | 4,913,001 | 4,767,587 | 5,373,243 | 6,003,965 |
(40030) Apparel,household goods-nontextile | 1,307,645 | 1,349,863 | 1,433,964 | 1,672,191 | 1,839,910 | 1,953,582 | 2,232,846 | 2,117,895 | 2,342,620 | 2,688,350 |
(40050) Sports apparel and gear | 445,492 | 421,225 | 436,046 | 485,324 | 588,789 | 565,214 | 607,659 | 520,298 | 579,838 | 691,829 |
(40100) Pharmaceutical preparations | 17,347,840 | 20,529,484 | 25,431,506 | 27,618,757 | 30,919,365 | 35,164,635 | 40,422,158 | 46,122,661 | 46,606,818 | 45,468,816 |
(40110) Books, printed matter | 3,969,325 | 4,175,252 | 4,397,917 | 4,820,801 | 5,205,957 | 5,586,630 | 5,808,117 | 5,183,642 | 5,418,445 | 5,366,270 |
(40120) Toiletries and cosmetics | 4,139,641 | 4,580,874 | 5,260,323 | 5,975,099 | 6,760,241 | 7,615,193 | 8,715,182 | 8,436,427 | 9,407,275 | 9,856,247 |
(40130) Tobacco, manufactured | 1,962,035 | 1,881,706 | 1,599,295 | 1,340,630 | 1,362,074 | 1,157,107 | 858,340 | 533,247 | 495,653 | 535,888 |
(40140) Writing and art supplies | 4,609,284 | 4,695,044 | 5,062,591 | 5,623,401 | 5,835,270 | 6,182,716 | 6,743,648 | 5,942,634 | 6,892,016 | 7,133,168 |
(41000) Furniture, household goods, etc. | 2,122,958 | 2,415,749 | 2,723,936 | 2,885,663 | 3,209,952 | 3,591,487 | 4,045,732 | 3,221,439 | 3,756,366 | 4,117,931 |
(41010) Glassware, chinaware | 450,822 | 348,977 | 393,530 | 405,241 | 433,268 | 493,571 | 521,438 | 395,705 | 464,291 | 495,167 |
(41020) Cookware, cutlery, tools | 695,857 | 687,921 | 733,034 | 771,945 | 871,885 | 1,003,808 | 1,029,246 | 840,518 | 910,940 | 1,001,232 |
(41030) Household appliances | 4,536,883 | 4,830,195 | 5,224,404 | 6,050,859 | 6,636,064 | 6,940,036 | 7,376,021 | 5,919,684 | 6,607,829 | 6,873,556 |
(41040) Rugs | 693,290 | 693,005 | 789,475 | 906,070 | 1,008,340 | 1,023,943 | 1,090,418 | 849,025 | 995,782 | 1,078,124 |
(41050) Other household goods | 8,444,489 | 9,389,945 | 10,754,075 | 12,428,236 | 14,078,144 | 15,458,272 | 17,020,468 | 16,629,750 | 19,263,042 | 20,468,527 |
(41110) Pleasure boats and motors | 1,086,943 | 1,368,396 | 1,911,421 | 2,480,770 | 2,784,741 | 3,149,061 | 3,423,537 | 2,050,067 | 2,478,428 | 2,528,049 |
(41120) Toys/games/sporting goods | 5,459,446 | 5,692,490 | 6,316,574 | 7,564,206 | 9,044,514 | 11,288,684 | 11,615,803 | 9,839,225 | 10,489,172 | 10,481,798 |
(41140) Musical instruments | 1,032,717 | 862,781 | 1,056,377 | 1,058,999 | 1,066,449 | 2,110,834 | 2,182,878 | 2,108,088 | 2,342,318 | 2,434,661 |
(41200) TV's, VCR's, etc. | 3,955,119 | 3,382,301 | 3,602,070 | 3,639,449 | 3,867,843 | 3,858,229 | 3,747,936 | 3,904,324 | 5,152,573 | 5,696,021 |
(41210) Stereo equipment, etc. | 1,541,870 | 1,560,706 | 1,712,822 | 2,213,713 | 2,460,028 | 2,469,801 | 2,272,000 | 1,786,163 | 1,847,773 | 1,935,036 |
(41220) Records, tapes, and disks | 3,221,800 | 3,191,920 | 3,386,401 | 3,640,005 | 3,543,387 | 4,962,046 | 5,135,017 | 4,035,140 | 4,209,700 | 4,207,311 |
(41300) Numismatic coins | 56,008 | 63,051 | 54,118 | 67,805 | 155,242 | 244,792 | 321,107 | 282,087 | 518,775 | 1,027,702 |
(41310) Jewelry, etc | 2,968,325 | 3,049,472 | 3,867,696 | 4,727,493 | 6,150,140 | 6,974,894 | 7,189,366 | 6,807,589 | 7,614,300 | 9,070,283 |
(41320) Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. | 2,901,776 | 3,036,051 | 3,877,752 | 4,778,136 | 5,952,850 | 7,497,948 | 8,448,043 | 6,861,140 | 6,839,493 | 7,451,708 |
(42000) Nursery stock, etc. | 269,747 | 289,308 | 313,536 | 341,782 | 388,513 | 422,700 | 444,337 | 405,493 | 416,052 | 421,920 |
(42100) Gem diamonds | 4,834,043 | 5,476,603 | 7,346,005 | 8,906,873 | 9,986,079 | 12,328,131 | 15,250,311 | 10,483,995 | 14,871,427 | 19,226,612 |
(50000) Military aircraft, complete | 1,672,201 | 2,159,009 | 2,360,999 | 2,417,217 | 4,464,053 | 4,174,989 | 4,580,069 | 2,381,208 | 2,076,177 | 1,739,028 |
(50010) Aircraft launching gear, parachutes, etc. | 89,950 | 116,027 | 214,592 | 305,808 | 344,801 | 329,905 | 393,594 | 452,002 | 340,785 | 316,786 |
(50020) Engines and turbines for military aircraft | 1,836,533 | 1,320,834 | 1,260,987 | 1,566,406 | 1,643,263 | 1,780,258 | 1,772,342 | 1,912,519 | 1,989,735 | 1,997,748 |
(50030) Military trucks, armored vehicles, etc. | 722,039 | 635,004 | 745,331 | 920,345 | 845,650 | 1,031,680 | 926,068 | 1,012,332 | 1,067,407 | 962,843 |
(50040) Military ships and boats | 2,060 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 5,170 | 23,310 | 8,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(50050) Tanks, artillery, missiles, rockets, guns and ammu | 1,929,437 | 1,615,936 | 2,067,159 | 2,037,040 | 2,714,832 | 2,935,530 | 2,881,743 | 3,121,615 | 3,603,112 | 3,396,807 |
(50060) Military apparel and footwear | 812,385 | 844,928 | 506,395 | 668,594 | 693,126 | 654,518 | 540,713 | 434,997 | 577,474 | 663,008 |
(50070) Parts for military-type goods | 4,639,359 | 4,816,374 | 4,728,834 | 4,919,362 | 5,917,827 | 5,963,682 | 5,490,903 | 5,481,298 | 5,659,354 | 5,654,596 |
(60000) Minimum value shipments | 14,635,601 | 15,043,576 | 16,781,625 | 18,800,866 | 21,595,289 | 24,277,382 | 27,830,906 | 22,610,420 | 33,079,095 | 30,028,425 |
(60010) Miscellaneous domestic exports and special transac | 6,514,038 | 5,858,199 | 5,737,754 | 5,328,568 | 5,365,184 | 6,128,446 | 6,237,098 | 5,799,825 | 5,937,386 | 5,639,552 |
(60040) Undocumented exports to Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,347,649 |
TOTAL | 693,103,192 | 724,770,983 | 814,874,654 | 901,081,813 | 1,025,967,497 | 1,148,198,722 | 1,287,441,997 | 1,056,042,963 | 1,278,263,225 | 1,480,552,125 |
Oh boo hoo.
This idiotic mindset is right out of Atlas Shrugged.
Compete or get out.
Socialist idiots.
I guess the Chinese can produce our tanks, aircraft and ships for us in the next major war with THEM. .
Ok look at imports, there is still a huge trade imbalance.
“Then lower the taxes and reduce the regulations that have made the US a stupid place to invest. This article is just missing the point, much less being written by an insane person.”
Intel’s CEO tried to tell you what was happening back in 2000.
Emerson Electric’s CEO David Farr told you in GLARING DETAIL in early 2008 why he was closing dozens of U.S. factories and moving the jobs out of the U.S.. The left media vilified him for it, and the mainstream media said he was obviously a racist. The jobs still left.
Until people are willing to ADMIT what the true systemic US problems are, what’s left of our manufacturing will continue to be OUTFORCED by Washington.
Can you hear Ross Perot’s giant sucking sound, yet?
Yes, we have a huge trade imbalance.
What does that have to do with my point?
This is only a test post for the dictation option on my new iPhone for 4s.
Cool.... only one small error, this seems to be working rather well.
If we produced only 25% of what China produces for us we'd have how many more industries , technology , factories and jobs in the U.S? How does that hurt the U.S.? What are we producing now because of you free traders:DEBT, non profits that are useless and rely on government grants, government jobs that are useless and grow the debt, debt, more lawyers, most new “jobs” are people on welfare,foodstamps, social security , government jobs,disability, non profit jobs : All of which produce NOTHING but add more debt. You think that is sustainable then you are totally misinformed.
Take the consumer electronics industry which is just one industry out of many that China has stolen from the U.S. In just one product of that the ipad how many technology jobs would come back to America ? Not just the factory workers but programmers, accountants, managers, process engineers, electricians et. And then all the parts for the ipad like the chips and processors ,and the supply chains and supply chains for each part so on etc. : All have gone to china for thousands of electronic products but they could be here in the U.S. . Instead we produce environmental studies with government grants.
how is that free trade working out for you.
We don't have to let in 2 billion illegals that want to come to the U.S. so likewise we don't have to let in China products. Close the border to illegals and China products.
what you are advocating is the taking away of the U.S. border ( no laws to protect the border against foreign threats which is not freedom but anarchy). Freedom inside the U.S. border has to be protected by armies and by not letting in Foriegn threats like illegals or China products.
Socialism is not protecting the U.S. border against foreign threats. We need some laws and some government like the Army ( which is government), police, border protection ( which should stop illegals and foreign products imo.
Are you against the army , against border patrol?
The fact China has literally stolen most industries from the U.S. , just one example is the electronics industry. So you say that is a bad thing if we actually that industry back. Got news for you but if we can't produce our technology then we are done.
All you free traders agree with Obama and democrats as democrats have done nothing to stop the bleeding of U.S. factories and jobs to China.
What if we made 25% of what China produces for us : how many jobs , technology and factories would that create for the U.S.?
What we are living off of is trillions in debt. But that will lead to a more massive collapse. If you owed a couple of hundred thousand and then instead of working and paying that down, instead you borrowed $200,000 more and lived it up, yeah you'd be living the high life for a few years but then there will be the eventual collapse: this is what Obama is doing and all you free traders support Obama.
We [meaning our beloved government] create the debt. The Chinese [or free trade for that matter] have nothing to do with that. If you don't like the debt -- and who does? -- then work to elect a government that spends no more than it takes in through taxes.
Free trade does not create the national debt. It's ridiculous to say that it does. And if you want more manufacturing here (and actually, I do, too) then the way to encourage it is to reduce the costs of doing business in America: taxes, regulations, etc..
But to ask the same government that has created the massive debt (as well as all those social services you mentioned) to now regulate our personal economic lives by charging us more to buy products from abroad just seems crazy to me.
All you protectionists should justify your position by explaining just why an American citizen's freedom to buy and sell property should be curtailed. It's always interesting to me when a supposed conservative calls for more government power and less individual freedom.
Can't wait to hear why you do.
Yes. So is the value of our imports. Do you have a point?
China makes most ( 90%?) of the products everyday Americans use.
That's funny. And wrong.
And you say it's a bad thing if we actually produced just 25% of what China produces for us
I do? Where?
So you say that is a bad thing if we actually that industry back.
I do? Where?
All you free traders agree with Obama and democrats
No, I disagree with Obama and democrats.
I’ll reply to your post point by point later, but have to go now.
But I have time for this. You free traders agree with Obama, democrats and Marx on this free trade.It’s ridiculous to give China all our technology and allow them to make most (soon every little thing) we use. Anyone that thinks that we the U.S.A. can survive when another country(S) produces practically every damn thing we use is not living in reality but in the media created alternate universe. We are living on debt and that is not sustainable.
I’ll reply to your post point by point later, but have to go now.
But I have time for this. You free traders agree with Obama, democrats and Marx on this free trade.It’s ridiculous to give China all our technology and allow them to make most (soon every little thing) we use. Anyone that thinks that we the U.S.A. can survive when another country(S) produces practically every damn thing we use is not living in reality but in the media created alternate universe. We are living on debt and that is not sustainable.
Yeah we still have some manufacturing but that will soon all go. Look at the very STEEP decline of manufacturing jobs.And some of those jobs they call manufacturing are in mining etc. which are not really manufacturing. And you keep pointing out the value of manufactured U.S. goods increases . Yeah sure in inflated dollars but jobs and the actual stuff produced are in China.
I don't think that's the case at all.
I think they're making lots of money off of the situation, and couldn't care less if America suffers, as long as they profit.
They don't favor free trade at all. Wherever did you get that idea?
Anyone that thinks that we the U.S.A. can survive when another country(S) produces practically every damn thing we use is not living in reality but in the media created alternate universe.
The question you need to ask yourself is why isn't more of it produced here? Now, some stuff will always be made in other countries -- it would be economically foolish for us to try to be self-sufficient. But much more could be manufactured, mined, or drilled for here to be sure.
Hint: it isn't because of our wages. That's a shibboleth. Our wages are relatively high in the U.S. because we have invested trillions into technology that makes each worker more productive. In general, wages as a percent of revenues are the same here.
Curtailing our freedom will not ever bring us more jobs.
Excellent! Hopefully you'll make more sense.
You free traders agree with Obama, democrats and Marx on this free trade.
Please explain how. Be as precise as you can.
Its ridiculous to give China all our technology
I agree.
and allow them to make most (soon every little thing) we use.
We imported a bit less than $400 billion in Chinese goods last year. Do you imagine that is within light years of "soon every little thing we use"?
We are living on debt and that is not sustainable.
Yes, the government spends way too much. You realize a trade deficit is different than a budget deficit, don't you?
Yeah we still have some manufacturing but that will soon all go. Look at the very STEEP decline of manufacturing jobs.
What about manufacturing output?
And you keep pointing out the value of manufactured U.S. goods increases .
I sure do, because some people, believe it or not, don't think we make anything in America anymore.
You said that. I think it is higher(anyone cam make statistics to say practically anything they want and stats U.S. imported 2.2 trillion dollars of imported goods to the U.S. from ALL countries) So china is probably higher than $400 billion. Yeah china is the main problem but many countries are copying China. Still even your number is a HUGE number and how many jobs is that and that is from ONE country China. How much is your number per family(that's about $4000 dollars in goods per American family per year just to china). 2.2 trillion in imported goods is how much per family, per person in the U.s. do the math($20,000 per family). A country that has to have other countries( mainly China) make 2.2 trillion of the things we use and you say that is ok? you are not living in reality. imagine how many jobs, technology , factories etc we'd have in the U.S. if we produced just 1/3 of that 2.2 trillion that we import from other countries? And the worse part is it's getting worse every month so soon as I said practically everything we use will be made in China. Practically everyone knows that most of the stuff we use in made in China . Only you and some other free traders believe otherwise . yes we all are wrong and only you are right( NOT). We import 2.2 trillion of the things we use per year. That's almost practically everything we use already and if anything is left it will soon go overseas. And you wonder why we have to borrow so much , not just Obama's 5 trillion it borrowed but every level of government and individual is also in debt (100 trillion in unfunded liabilities and you fiddle while Rome burns) wake up you free traders.you must not live in the U.S. you are losing money.
Lets take one industry , the electronics industry. That was invented in the U.S.A. . The U.S.A invented and made personal computers, TVS, VCRs, radios etc. Now all of that is made in china.Practically Nothing in that industry is made in the U.S.A. (soon NOThing period). take one product out of the thousands of electronics products, personal computers. Imagine if we put just one factory making ipads here in the U.S.A . How many jobs, technology will that create? and the supply chains to that factory/product, factories for each part like the computer chips,screen, the wires the plastic for the wires and the steel for the parts etc, . Just one factory in that chain has factory workers, engineers, embedded programmers,software engineers, process engineers, electricians, custodians, accountants, lawyers, practically every occupation and technology occupations. all that is in China now and we have lost the ability to manufacture high tech products . You think that is no problem but you put up liberal media propaganda stats etc. You have no idea what makes economy , you think that leaving China have all those jobs and technology and letting them make all that for us is good. you are not living in reality.
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