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To: 1rudeboy
I’m not sure about that, but I know that oil makes-up a significant portion of our trade deficit. We also export more than your typical protectionist cares to admit.

I sent you links a few days ago that will provide you with the exact figures. Instead of your usual broad and self-serving generalizations, maybe you'd like to provide the readers with the actual import/export totals, including the amount of imports that is made up of crude.

71 posted on 12/12/2010 6:49:54 AM PST by Will88
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To: Will88

If anyone is interested in Import/Export/Trade Deficit totals, and the portion that is crude:

For 2009 Imports = 1,559,624.8 Exports = 1,056,043.0 Deficit = -503,581.9 (in millions)

Crude oil imports = 188,711,775 End-use code (10000)

http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c0015.html#2010

http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/product/enduse/imports/c0000.html

Page down to view other years. Some here have some very incorrect notions of our trade balances and the portion of imports that is crude oil. Generally around 10% to 15% of imports is crude.


86 posted on 12/12/2010 7:37:57 AM PST by Will88
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