[snowsislander]

U.S. manufacturers sold $2 billion worth of integrated circuits into China in 2003.

Semiconductors are an appreciable portion of all of our exports; overall, in the related NAICS coded areas 21300-21500, we exported $108,732,490,000 in 2003.

Semiconductors (NAICS code 21320) were 42% of that number, at $46 billion dollars, making this the single largest NAICS category in dollar value, well ahead of vehicle parts (NAICS code 30230) at $36 billion.

Unfortunately, semiconductors were well off from the $60 billion we managed in 2000, dropping 24% in three years.

For 2000, NAICS codes 21300-21500 totalled $156 billion, having dropping 30% in 3 years to the aforementioned $109 billion.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau's trade statistics

[1rudeboy]

Unfortunately, semiconductors were well off from the $60 billion we managed in 2000, dropping 24% in three years.

And do you recall what happened in 2000?