Posted on 04/28/2014 11:23:17 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Truck drivers who haul cargo in and out of the twin Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach planned to go on a two-day strike beginning Monday that they said was directed not at the busy ports themselves but at the companies that employ drivers.
The truckers have previously picketed at the trucking firms, and the group Justice For Port Truckers said it will take the rally to the ports cargo terminals Monday.
The truckers contend many of the companies wrongly classify drivers as independent contractors rather than employees in order to pay them less and deny them protections that employees get under state and federal laws.
(Excerpt) Read more at losangeles.cbslocal.com ...
“Watch for retailers to start renting out space and cash registers for independent contractors...No joke..”
Ever been to Macy’s?
Something like 10 different companies employees working the floors.
I dont see a downside in any American refusing to transport Chinese goods.
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How about the goods leaving the port for parts across the water?
“Exactly. And it runs both ways— our warehouse workers only load them when they have nothing else to do.”
LOL, our workers do the same thing too. If the teamster driver is an a-hole, he has massive competition from our a-hole workers too. I’ve seen countless times our warehouse guys go on lunch while he waits 2 hours and he has no clue what happened..
June 3rd through June 5th? Just wondering.
Something like 10 different companies employees working the floors.
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Not much different than various named outlets under one roof at a mall.
Hair/nail/beauty salons seem to work that way. I joke about it, but it's the truth - don't have any employees in California.
Of course, there are other forms of organization which have proved effective in the past and which dovetail neatly with corporate forms, for example many 17th century pirates operated under shareholder articles of agreement. heheh.
You mean the shiploads of empty containers, e-waste, raw lumber, iron ore, coal, and stolen cars?
Time to move that operation to Texas.
Do you have that chart of American exports handy?
best buy is doing it to..
Like it or not we don't live in the era of 40 acres and a mule any longer. Globalization
has taken over an as time proceeds other types including 3d printing, space, etc will take
their place. Change happens for good or bad, it's the process of evolution.
March |
2014
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2013
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Change
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Percent Change
|
Loaded Inbound2 | 327,497.05 | 231,396.70 | 96,100.35 | 41.53% |
Loaded Outbound3 | 187,826.00 | 154,428.25 | 33,397.75 | 21.63% |
Total Loaded | 515,323.05 | 385,824.95 | 129,498.10 | 33.56% |
Total Empty | 159,951.05 | 117,343.05 | 42,608.00 | 36.31% |
Total | 675,274.10 | 503,168.00 | 172,106.10 | 34.20% |
Calendar Year 20144 (to date) |
1,920,610.30 | 1,787,127.05 | 133,483.25 | 7.47% |
Fiscal Year 20145 | 6,078,233.00 | 5,854,637.50 | 223,595.50 | 3.82% |
1TEUs = Twenty-foot equivalent units, a standardized maritime industry measurement used when counting cargo containers of varying lengths. |
Not helpful. I work back and forth from here, Hawaii, to the west coast. It’s tough enough already. Not everyone is a liberal here and produces things we all love and enjoy on the mainland.
Can find it at the moment.
*Can’t*
I dont mean to sound like Rick Perry, but please bring your business to Houstons port.
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In a couple of years you should see an increase at the Houston port assuming they can
handle it. It will also impact ports along the eastern seaboard.
Panama Canal expansion to have major impact on Boston
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/03/15/panama-canal-expansion-have-major-impact-boston-worldwide-shipping/lqz3iihcfpHWdTMS9ePDKO/story.html
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When the project is completed over the next two years, the canal will be able to handle
hulking ships capable of carrying 14,000 20-foot containers, nearly triple
the size it can now accommodate.
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Texas will need to build 300 hundred more zillion square foot walmarts to sell all the Chinese stuff...More good payen jobs!
Yep...Big biz is looking to eliminate as many employees as possible...Independent contractors fit the bill...More profits...
Only down side is for those who become independent contractors and find out they’re still working for the company...But they just pay for everything themselves...lol
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End-Use Code | Value 2004 | Value 2005 | Value 2006 | Value 2007 | Value 2008 | Value 2009 | Value 2010 | Value 2011 | Value 2012 | Value 2013 |
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(00000) Wheat | 5,191,779 | 4,416,027 | 4,256,669 | 8,450,461 | 11,445,584 | 5,515,311 | 6,914,427 | 11,306,438 | 8,335,702 | 10,686,675 |
(00010) Rice | 1,223,738 | 1,337,714 | 1,337,293 | 1,471,002 | 2,311,533 | 2,274,187 | 2,441,313 | 2,233,710 | 2,165,392 | 2,297,631 |
(00100) Soybeans | 6,894,715 | 6,626,555 | 7,288,375 | 10,443,447 | 16,031,502 | 16,905,202 | 19,019,850 | 18,091,012 | 25,992,293 | 22,876,737 |
(00110) Oilseeds, food oils | 1,273,706 | 1,190,935 | 1,329,691 | 2,034,425 | 3,190,447 | 2,525,373 | 3,209,369 | 3,294,765 | 3,254,826 | 2,996,045 |
(00200) Corn | 6,926,461 | 5,824,420 | 8,226,378 | 11,209,235 | 14,611,992 | 9,680,733 | 10,930,665 | 14,811,173 | 10,563,924 | 7,788,264 |
(00210) Sorghum, barley, oats | 611,091 | 628,355 | 707,276 | 1,226,515 | 1,487,777 | 728,478 | 804,452 | 1,054,135 | 596,898 | 630,336 |
(00220) Animal feeds, n.e.c. | 3,115,922 | 3,387,722 | 3,813,842 | 4,567,605 | 5,931,953 | 6,350,471 | 6,707,911 | 6,783,498 | 7,946,617 | 8,880,363 |
(00300) Meat, poultry, etc. | 5,671,895 | 7,206,280 | 7,830,539 | 9,803,526 | 13,473,914 | 12,056,081 | 13,640,713 | 17,130,348 | 18,022,106 | 18,463,541 |
(00310) Dairy products and eggs | 1,167,111 | 1,299,418 | 1,491,901 | 2,452,990 | 3,245,250 | 1,880,555 | 3,164,846 | 4,036,866 | 4,225,045 | 5,760,721 |
(00320) Fruits, frozen juices | 4,533,462 | 4,996,914 | 5,565,404 | 6,204,632 | 7,147,122 | 6,888,310 | 7,769,770 | 8,813,208 | 9,246,571 | 9,514,274 |
(00330) Vegetables | 3,189,490 | 3,509,842 | 3,852,542 | 4,320,698 | 5,091,865 | 4,942,980 | 5,430,433 | 5,869,992 | 6,217,201 | 6,744,372 |
(00340) Nuts | 2,365,554 | 3,043,642 | 3,226,764 | 3,449,396 | 3,898,846 | 4,183,367 | 4,902,649 | 5,804,980 | 7,026,336 | 8,473,000 |
(00350) Bakery products | 2,467,241 | 2,696,155 | 2,997,266 | 3,458,496 | 3,972,302 | 4,057,777 | 4,788,057 | 5,592,265 | 6,197,573 | 6,466,571 |
(00360) Other foods | 5,340,365 | 5,872,533 | 6,585,524 | 7,282,239 | 8,312,435 | 8,116,537 | 9,131,686 | 10,749,225 | 12,009,136 | 12,862,322 |
(00370) Wine and related products | 984,623 | 912,592 | 1,098,847 | 1,217,621 | 1,299,056 | 1,273,536 | 1,529,236 | 1,768,681 | 1,885,035 | 2,142,158 |
(01000) Fish and shellfish | 3,823,237 | 4,207,720 | 4,350,747 | 4,374,738 | 4,373,778 | 4,088,512 | 4,575,567 | 5,698,489 | 5,657,590 | 5,819,248 |
(01010) Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine | 777,286 | 821,174 | 958,548 | 1,176,751 | 1,280,937 | 1,169,517 | 1,398,285 | 1,727,822 | 1,897,668 | 1,917,523 |
(01020) Nonagricultural foods, etc. | 1,011,988 | 977,358 | 1,044,775 | 1,120,494 | 1,242,933 | 1,270,889 | 1,359,497 | 1,440,149 | 1,570,474 | 1,611,643 |
(10000) Cotton, raw | 4,279,556 | 3,933,122 | 4,516,513 | 4,590,808 | 4,814,406 | 3,368,670 | 5,892,131 | 8,467,841 | 6,256,141 | 5,626,437 |
(10100) Tobacco, unmanufactured | 1,041,246 | 983,722 | 1,134,076 | 1,201,464 | 1,231,004 | 1,133,193 | 1,133,009 | 1,121,834 | 1,107,693 | 1,187,446 |
(10120) Hides and skins | 1,757,782 | 1,787,883 | 2,055,688 | 2,182,541 | 2,066,608 | 1,465,990 | 2,286,714 | 2,662,825 | 2,776,148 | 3,132,896 |
(10130) Agric. industry-unmanufactured | 1,468,907 | 1,401,808 | 1,578,557 | 2,126,111 | 3,270,157 | 2,781,143 | 3,964,065 | 4,479,745 | 4,616,617 | 5,018,252 |
(10140) Agric. farming-unmanufactured | 1,610,260 | 1,833,043 | 1,848,596 | 2,082,180 | 2,470,796 | 2,358,184 | 2,517,680 | 2,918,442 | 3,292,478 | 3,331,328 |
(10150) Agriculture-manufactured, other | 1,510,523 | 1,651,371 | 1,733,912 | 1,917,364 | 2,219,799 | 2,087,976 | 2,377,653 | 2,602,689 | 2,789,221 | 2,771,789 |
(11010) Metallurgical grade coal | 1,760,238 | 2,385,524 | 2,563,510 | 2,937,949 | 5,810,995 | 4,455,228 | 8,260,363 | 13,011,987 | 10,655,431 | 7,701,104 |
(11020) Coal and fuels, other | 1,206,042 | 1,329,221 | 1,337,047 | 1,676,376 | 2,793,453 | 2,066,459 | 2,201,816 | 3,794,480 | 7,117,254 | 6,572,516 |
(11100) Crude oil | 308,194 | 551,652 | 567,086 | 751,092 | 1,031,499 | 972,228 | 1,206,553 | 2,061,866 | 2,504,428 | 4,707,324 |
(11110) Fuel oil | 4,353,770 | 6,932,607 | 12,060,896 | 15,573,765 | 34,894,056 | 23,670,220 | 32,659,872 | 52,882,920 | 59,887,224 | 64,344,343 |
(11120) Petroleum products, other | 11,583,088 | 14,104,621 | 17,316,831 | 19,325,281 | 27,995,137 | 21,731,464 | 33,228,174 | 54,563,736 | 56,790,949 | 61,014,197 |
(11130) Natural gas liquids | 836,838 | 1,075,494 | 1,623,363 | 2,107,542 | 3,260,336 | 2,803,344 | 3,732,888 | 4,069,880 | 4,335,569 | 7,032,876 |
(11200) Gas-natural | 2,125,663 | 3,109,833 | 2,241,159 | 3,163,501 | 4,892,249 | 3,286,064 | 5,110,942 | 6,434,701 | 4,831,855 | 6,028,209 |
(11300) Nuclear fuel materials | 1,631,283 | 1,619,190 | 1,827,382 | 2,430,288 | 2,177,672 | 2,283,340 | 1,896,056 | 2,694,787 | 1,866,271 | 1,223,567 |
(11400) Electric energy | 828,855 | 1,046,509 | 1,036,051 | 991,907 | 1,263,886 | 561,929 | 630,811 | 374,637 | 232,229 | 326,784 |
(12000) Steelmaking materials | 4,014,104 | 5,991,623 | 6,801,742 | 9,882,359 | 14,193,933 | 8,548,322 | 11,056,398 | 14,847,284 | 12,507,089 | 10,674,633 |
(12100) Iron and steel mill products | 5,208,393 | 6,917,987 | 7,280,901 | 8,857,734 | 11,471,121 | 7,063,152 | 10,126,104 | 12,497,545 | 12,253,831 | 11,116,258 |
(12110) Iron and steel products, other | 3,636,622 | 4,351,229 | 5,161,823 | 5,779,523 | 7,264,146 | 5,412,567 | 6,340,167 | 7,129,652 | 7,534,448 | 7,377,956 |
(12200) Aluminum and alumina | 3,992,337 | 5,191,121 | 7,293,397 | 8,029,016 | 8,569,567 | 5,691,779 | 7,551,167 | 9,517,731 | 9,280,449 | 9,319,287 |
(12210) Copper | 2,002,919 | 2,356,484 | 4,701,430 | 5,378,672 | 6,125,726 | 4,085,511 | 6,226,275 | 8,479,457 | 8,740,635 | 8,580,107 |
(12260) Nonmonetary gold | 4,449,217 | 5,548,806 | 8,783,018 | 13,307,357 | 18,689,079 | 13,932,512 | 17,576,949 | 33,926,678 | 36,599,466 | 33,406,928 |
(12270) Precious metals, other | 2,758,099 | 3,175,711 | 7,041,535 | 8,438,360 | 10,564,281 | 8,007,692 | 12,645,463 | 11,156,100 | 8,717,478 | 7,372,108 |
(12290) Nonferrous metals, other | 3,053,412 | 4,523,315 | 6,601,440 | 8,060,264 | 7,765,131 | 5,825,561 | 7,743,076 | 8,875,903 | 7,867,075 | 7,074,601 |
(12300) Finished metal shapes | 9,964,894 | 11,405,809 | 13,941,026 | 15,288,523 | 16,918,626 | 13,091,337 | 15,857,383 | 17,992,633 | 19,493,302 | 20,206,347 |
(12420) Pulpwood and woodpulp | 4,696,567 | 5,272,294 | 5,907,916 | 7,112,556 | 7,940,832 | 6,848,862 | 8,903,733 | 10,135,158 | 9,363,780 | 9,144,413 |
(12430) Newsprint | 9,274,785 | 9,862,581 | 10,567,425 | 11,543,605 | 12,462,794 | 10,759,362 | 12,462,739 | 13,488,584 | 13,166,330 | 13,377,396 |
(12500) Plastic materials | 21,656,550 | 24,793,298 | 27,923,880 | 29,118,286 | 31,639,545 | 25,543,801 | 32,797,362 | 36,019,124 | 35,301,388 | 36,174,271 |
(12510) Chemicals-fertilizers | 4,744,018 | 5,197,329 | 5,299,442 | 6,292,134 | 10,760,304 | 7,034,570 | 7,965,498 | 9,975,899 | 9,433,820 | 9,642,904 |
(12530) Chemicals-inorganic | 4,423,922 | 5,880,332 | 6,660,376 | 7,014,514 | 8,356,994 | 6,018,503 | 7,507,983 | 8,847,332 | 8,906,337 | 9,119,452 |
(12540) Chemicals-organic | 22,187,353 | 23,377,062 | 27,124,997 | 31,622,940 | 33,351,324 | 24,602,598 | 34,134,677 | 39,497,885 | 35,537,210 | 35,422,761 |
(12550) Chemicals-other | 15,609,108 | 16,721,139 | 18,518,081 | 20,421,169 | 23,176,664 | 20,785,260 | 25,563,548 | 28,795,763 | 29,497,159 | 30,378,192 |
(12600) Cotton fiber cloth | 3,264,766 | 3,232,897 | 3,131,450 | 2,857,846 | 2,777,619 | 2,115,630 | 2,454,301 | 3,225,216 | 2,562,559 | 2,499,086 |
(12620) Manmade cloth | 5,550,833 | 5,686,350 | 5,772,104 | 5,872,791 | 6,046,710 | 4,743,467 | 6,016,010 | 6,791,054 | 6,948,709 | 7,252,908 |
(12630) Hair, waste materials | 493,439 | 483,543 | 552,491 | 606,774 | 617,950 | 488,015 | 627,345 | 659,958 | 630,110 | 657,990 |
(12640) Finished textile supplies | 2,321,442 | 2,377,417 | 2,539,263 | 2,467,721 | 2,440,976 | 2,072,266 | 2,539,785 | 2,660,607 | 2,757,785 | 3,114,497 |
(12650) Leather and furs | 1,193,579 | 1,095,540 | 1,051,872 | 1,150,922 | 935,118 | 568,783 | 875,211 | 1,044,357 | 1,015,085 | 1,273,536 |
(12700) Synthetic rubber-primary | 2,218,021 | 2,694,877 | 3,188,402 | 3,609,603 | 3,763,748 | 2,792,362 | 3,852,523 | 4,913,936 | 4,761,672 | 4,026,325 |
(12720) Nonmetallic minerals | 488,635 | 488,854 | 605,025 | 581,999 | 825,002 | 481,209 | 716,385 | 903,104 | 1,024,072 | 873,467 |
(12750) Industrial rubber products | 2,452,514 | 2,585,845 | 2,929,954 | 3,249,079 | 3,372,866 | 2,864,700 | 3,649,591 | 4,322,905 | 4,948,359 | 4,960,063 |
(12760) Mineral supplies-manufactured | 3,670,944 | 3,751,497 | 4,513,271 | 4,932,509 | 4,994,114 | 4,027,656 | 5,272,539 | 5,556,401 | 5,319,581 | 5,582,682 |
(12765) Tapes, audio and visual | 1,620,300 | 2,014,146 | 1,796,091 | 584,404 | 505,783 | 696,209 | 593,922 | 545,841 | 358,956 | 283,555 |
(12770) Other industrial supplies | 13,757,853 | 14,793,038 | 16,415,191 | 19,854,838 | 20,443,435 | 17,932,452 | 21,490,015 | 23,055,584 | 23,757,423 | 24,681,324 |
(13100) Logs and lumber | 4,213,673 | 4,332,968 | 4,604,286 | 4,730,702 | 4,417,280 | 3,523,549 | 4,913,702 | 5,633,936 | 5,444,214 | 6,298,858 |
(13110) Wood supplies, manufactured | 1,028,197 | 1,074,196 | 1,221,734 | 1,279,670 | 1,399,805 | 1,014,437 | 1,207,213 | 1,348,614 | 1,427,493 | 1,409,892 |
(13200) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. | 1,088,950 | 1,141,029 | 1,279,408 | 1,475,229 | 1,628,697 | 1,344,362 | 1,534,207 | 1,607,444 | 1,523,421 | 1,648,024 |
(13210) Shingles, molding, wallboard | 2,284,145 | 2,637,272 | 3,022,113 | 3,413,712 | 3,875,079 | 3,341,640 | 4,075,091 | 4,534,991 | 4,737,946 | 4,725,143 |
(13220) Nontextile floor tiles | 337,797 | 377,329 | 415,826 | 462,505 | 498,880 | 425,461 | 495,134 | 553,019 | 593,936 | 590,759 |
(20000) Generators, accessories | 7,028,809 | 7,613,908 | 9,467,357 | 10,415,345 | 12,125,075 | 10,296,288 | 12,364,270 | 13,023,735 | 14,673,091 | 14,180,613 |
(20005) Electric apparatus | 24,231,365 | 25,674,197 | 29,809,799 | 30,884,798 | 30,835,619 | 26,062,564 | 32,143,063 | 35,286,454 | 38,287,881 | 40,137,919 |
(21000) Drilling & oilfield equipment | 6,869,681 | 8,153,668 | 10,779,975 | 12,611,364 | 15,064,587 | 11,467,010 | 10,508,021 | 10,865,183 | 12,396,525 | 12,247,606 |
(21010) Specialized mining | 544,473 | 634,938 | 838,723 | 1,059,037 | 1,436,270 | 1,123,268 | 1,394,461 | 1,884,926 | 2,092,980 | 1,742,507 |
(21030) Excavating machinery | 6,657,603 | 8,812,827 | 9,870,857 | 12,790,982 | 15,079,628 | 9,810,299 | 12,665,771 | 16,681,999 | 17,588,467 | 14,714,628 |
(21040) Nonfarm tractors and parts | 1,439,904 | 1,382,445 | 1,859,599 | 2,102,594 | 3,410,665 | 2,048,417 | 2,404,491 | 3,494,174 | 4,205,524 | 3,093,390 |
(21100) Industrial engines | 13,511,204 | 14,934,258 | 15,976,883 | 19,147,306 | 21,848,649 | 21,916,203 | 24,345,863 | 28,144,911 | 30,028,823 | 29,199,903 |
(21110) Food, tobacco machinery | 1,860,182 | 2,064,865 | 2,193,266 | 2,610,392 | 3,055,859 | 2,722,159 | 3,018,026 | 3,327,722 | 3,656,102 | 3,895,293 |
(21120) Metalworking machine tools | 7,075,695 | 7,663,288 | 9,497,605 | 6,715,081 | 7,442,813 | 5,298,367 | 6,523,564 | 7,759,984 | 7,864,157 | 7,672,912 |
(21130) Textile, sewing machines | 1,134,193 | 1,247,851 | 1,273,208 | 1,384,618 | 1,323,294 | 965,597 | 1,172,175 | 1,160,351 | 1,163,282 | 1,161,998 |
(21140) Wood, glass, plastic | 3,367,352 | 3,645,557 | 3,628,075 | 3,510,729 | 4,139,420 | 3,414,628 | 3,642,097 | 4,339,426 | 4,450,400 | 4,058,614 |
(21150) Pulp and paper machinery | 2,566,827 | 2,718,324 | 2,852,539 | 2,701,033 | 2,955,993 | 2,311,204 | 2,460,274 | 2,677,574 | 2,580,850 | 2,456,822 |
(21160) Measuring, testing, control instruments | 16,927,323 | 16,720,633 | 19,151,971 | 20,629,956 | 20,984,430 | 16,939,642 | 21,200,936 | 23,836,519 | 24,820,251 | 24,751,304 |
(21170) Materials handling equipment | 5,984,009 | 8,162,312 | 9,919,919 | 11,985,740 | 14,728,350 | 9,722,423 | 11,730,546 | 15,747,977 | 18,070,898 | 15,294,161 |
(21180) Industrial machines, other | 26,971,265 | 28,295,944 | 32,697,001 | 38,364,090 | 38,138,302 | 30,876,273 | 42,708,125 | 45,294,060 | 46,168,298 | 48,803,393 |
(21190) Photo, service industry machinery | 6,553,936 | 7,492,107 | 8,192,305 | 9,191,558 | 9,846,793 | 7,888,360 | 9,333,760 | 10,233,508 | 11,118,743 | 11,072,465 |
(21200) Agricultural machinery, equipment | 4,422,448 | 5,144,124 | 5,312,437 | 6,268,756 | 8,297,054 | 6,253,057 | 6,802,794 | 8,780,208 | 10,059,178 | 9,247,888 |
(21300) Computers | 9,198,120 | 10,206,187 | 11,470,423 | 13,535,351 | 14,560,866 | 12,314,744 | 14,702,392 | 16,838,268 | 16,942,451 | 16,690,431 |
(21301) Computer accessories | 33,607,204 | 35,330,167 | 36,109,996 | 29,403,993 | 29,336,861 | 25,402,179 | 29,111,454 | 31,556,485 | 32,325,692 | 31,362,045 |
(21320) Semiconductors | 48,050,388 | 47,221,556 | 52,429,936 | 50,444,550 | 50,603,102 | 37,487,996 | 47,178,008 | 43,786,443 | 42,067,157 | 42,580,142 |
(21400) Telecommunications equipment | 24,543,091 | 25,666,771 | 28,930,842 | 31,424,350 | 32,865,982 | 28,683,134 | 31,937,458 | 35,858,771 | 38,551,778 | 39,710,737 |
(21500) Business machines and equipment | 2,110,291 | 2,335,954 | 2,702,010 | 5,392,134 | 4,246,641 | 2,973,575 | 3,138,484 | 3,183,253 | 3,181,717 | 2,971,552 |
(21600) Laboratory testing instruments | 6,093,197 | 6,665,275 | 7,280,227 | 8,128,335 | 9,011,278 | 8,693,696 | 9,959,068 | 10,668,169 | 10,901,636 | 10,979,867 |
(21610) Medicinal equipment | 17,852,664 | 20,364,358 | 22,702,165 | 23,825,242 | 27,023,260 | 26,879,276 | 29,806,763 | 32,033,343 | 33,646,290 | 34,086,563 |
(22090) Civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts | 46,074,680 | 55,888,616 | 64,502,981 | 73,019,297 | 73,998,632 | 74,755,438 | 71,921,297 | 80,188,029 | 94,366,101 | 105,547,180 |
(22100) Railway transportation equipment | 1,856,082 | 2,345,207 | 2,939,640 | 3,013,878 | 3,430,978 | 2,500,782 | 2,799,601 | 3,581,371 | 4,132,919 | 4,197,518 |
(22200) Vessels, excluding scrap | 40,953 | 64,957 | 51,701 | 108,920 | 88,165 | 22,016 | 34,201 | 96,751 | 52,817 | 103,273 |
(22210) Commercial vessels, other | 207,814 | 230,358 | 222,441 | 293,268 | 372,734 | 395,242 | 418,316 | 418,804 | 498,631 | 624,646 |
(22220) Marine engines, parts | 740,348 | 976,964 | 1,127,719 | 1,267,760 | 1,450,095 | 1,188,961 | 1,174,308 | 1,278,854 | 1,437,692 | 1,469,984 |
(22300) Spacecraft, excluding military | 53,632 | 37,955 | 26,879 | 30,336 | 26,555 | 48,362 | 30,857 | 31,578 | 44,515 | 62,147 |
(30000) Passenger cars, new and used | 24,609,325 | 30,492,691 | 33,977,613 | 43,743,138 | 49,568,671 | 27,501,371 | 38,354,297 | 47,292,441 | 53,484,933 | 56,097,345 |
(30100) Trucks, buses and special purpose vehicles | 11,928,396 | 13,477,345 | 15,104,176 | 17,033,187 | 15,753,472 | 12,472,506 | 16,626,718 | 19,369,958 | 20,066,570 | 20,736,458 |
(30200) Engines and engine parts (carburetors, pistons, ri | 10,754,788 | 11,324,368 | 12,197,079 | 13,222,680 | 12,860,797 | 8,775,176 | 12,469,355 | 14,692,064 | 15,908,893 | 16,467,626 |
(30210) Bodies and chassis for passenger cars | 148,197 | 58,449 | 58,906 | 187,253 | 193,100 | 65,257 | 85,872 | 111,909 | 116,049 | 202,024 |
(30220) Automotive tires and tubes | 2,124,051 | 2,403,281 | 2,487,460 | 2,733,607 | 3,076,308 | 2,768,978 | 3,161,778 | 3,782,420 | 4,104,599 | 3,949,489 |
(30230) Other parts and accessories of vehicles | 39,727,480 | 40,916,620 | 43,336,184 | 44,330,344 | 39,850,620 | 30,131,644 | 41,309,616 | 47,600,299 | 52,445,419 | 54,645,906 |
(40000) Apparel, household goods - textile | 5,389,846 | 5,311,955 | 5,199,401 | 4,744,950 | 4,913,001 | 4,767,587 | 5,372,016 | 6,020,486 | 6,497,976 | 6,783,587 |
(40030) Apparel,household goods-nontextile | 1,433,964 | 1,672,191 | 1,839,910 | 1,953,582 | 2,232,846 | 2,117,895 | 2,342,950 | 2,695,854 | 2,942,916 | 2,985,754 |
(40050) Sports apparel and gear | 436,046 | 485,324 | 588,789 | 565,214 | 607,659 | 520,298 | 579,318 | 693,190 | 711,771 | 730,576 |
(40100) Pharmaceutical preparations | 25,431,506 | 27,618,757 | 30,919,365 | 35,164,635 | 40,422,158 | 46,122,661 | 46,625,248 | 44,961,922 | 47,902,658 | 47,937,979 |
(40110) Books, printed matter | 4,397,917 | 4,820,801 | 5,205,957 | 5,586,630 | 5,808,117 | 5,183,642 | 5,420,857 | 5,359,650 | 5,379,890 | 5,338,240 |
(40120) Toiletries and cosmetics | 5,260,323 | 5,975,099 | 6,760,241 | 7,615,193 | 8,715,182 | 8,436,427 | 9,410,757 | 9,859,174 | 10,648,928 | 11,309,941 |
(40130) Tobacco, manufactured | 1,599,295 | 1,340,630 | 1,362,074 | 1,157,107 | 858,340 | 533,247 | 495,766 | 536,225 | 526,632 | 653,897 |
(40140) Writing and art supplies | 5,062,591 | 5,623,401 | 5,835,270 | 6,182,716 | 6,743,648 | 5,942,634 | 6,893,323 | 7,161,393 | 7,388,758 | 7,561,233 |
(41000) Furniture, household goods, etc. | 2,723,936 | 2,885,663 | 3,209,952 | 3,591,487 | 4,045,732 | 3,221,439 | 3,756,686 | 4,122,897 | 4,667,135 | 4,897,844 |
(41010) Glassware, chinaware | 393,530 | 405,241 | 433,268 | 493,571 | 521,438 | 395,705 | 464,936 | 497,732 | 558,351 | 569,602 |
(41020) Cookware, cutlery, tools | 733,034 | 771,945 | 871,885 | 1,003,808 | 1,029,246 | 840,518 | 910,439 | 1,003,194 | 1,055,506 | 1,087,677 |
(41030) Household appliances | 5,224,404 | 6,050,859 | 6,636,064 | 6,940,036 | 7,376,021 | 5,919,684 | 6,612,368 | 6,883,714 | 7,254,230 | 7,520,211 |
(41040) Rugs | 789,475 | 906,070 | 1,008,340 | 1,023,943 | 1,090,418 | 849,025 | 995,913 | 1,080,049 | 1,104,065 | 1,111,023 |
(41050) Other household goods | 10,754,075 | 12,428,236 | 14,078,144 | 15,458,272 | 17,020,468 | 16,629,750 | 19,262,770 | 20,476,459 | 21,625,828 | 23,593,730 |
(41110) Pleasure boats and motors | 1,911,421 | 2,480,770 | 2,784,741 | 3,149,061 | 3,423,537 | 2,050,067 | 2,479,285 | 2,533,323 | 2,613,292 | 2,447,468 |
(41120) Toys/games/sporting goods | 6,316,574 | 7,564,206 | 9,044,514 | 11,288,684 | 11,615,803 | 9,839,225 | 10,494,228 | 10,512,046 | 10,450,587 | 10,276,168 |
(41140) Musical instruments | 1,056,377 | 1,058,999 | 1,066,449 | 2,110,834 | 2,182,878 | 2,108,088 | 2,343,299 | 2,438,508 | 2,336,176 | 2,174,708 |
(41200) TV's, VCR's, etc. | 3,602,070 | 3,639,449 | 3,867,843 | 3,858,229 | 3,747,936 | 3,904,324 | 5,161,785 | 5,702,353 | 5,053,932 | 4,358,699 |
(41210) Stereo equipment, etc. | 1,712,822 | 2,213,713 | 2,460,028 | 2,469,801 | 2,272,000 | 1,786,163 | 1,845,349 | 1,942,039 | 2,076,134 | 2,036,652 |
(41220) Records, tapes, and disks | 3,386,401 | 3,640,005 | 3,543,387 | 4,962,046 | 5,135,017 | 4,035,140 | 4,210,746 | 4,219,582 | 3,385,913 | 3,096,479 |
(41300) Numismatic coins | 54,118 | 67,805 | 155,242 | 244,792 | 321,107 | 282,087 | 520,989 | 1,031,607 | 1,105,766 | 1,027,849 |
(41310) Jewelry, etc | 3,867,696 | 4,727,493 | 6,150,140 | 6,974,894 | 7,189,366 | 6,807,589 | 7,613,718 | 9,065,386 | 10,265,710 | 11,763,202 |
(41320) Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. | 3,877,752 | 4,778,136 | 5,952,850 | 7,497,948 | 8,448,043 | 6,861,140 | 6,838,590 | 7,232,079 | 7,678,553 | 7,928,493 |
(42000) Nursery stock, etc. | 313,536 | 341,782 | 388,513 | 422,700 | 444,337 | 405,493 | 416,043 | 423,654 | 400,360 | 417,526 |
(42100) Gem diamonds | 7,346,005 | 8,906,873 | 9,986,079 | 12,328,131 | 15,250,311 | 10,483,995 | 14,870,135 | 19,228,525 | 18,113,780 | 20,909,157 |
(50000) Military aircraft, complete | 2,360,999 | 2,417,217 | 4,464,053 | 4,174,989 | 4,580,069 | 2,381,208 | 2,058,325 | 1,770,279 | 3,446,375 | 2,726,262 |
(50010) Aircraft launching gear, parachutes, etc. | 214,592 | 305,808 | 344,801 | 329,905 | 393,594 | 452,002 | 340,753 | 314,770 | 358,212 | 471,795 |
(50020) Engines and turbines for military aircraft | 1,260,987 | 1,566,406 | 1,643,263 | 1,780,258 | 1,772,342 | 1,912,519 | 1,990,308 | 1,985,429 | 2,170,514 | 2,285,812 |
(50030) Military trucks, armored vehicles, etc. | 745,331 | 920,345 | 845,650 | 1,031,680 | 926,068 | 1,012,332 | 1,069,520 | 965,712 | 921,175 | 1,035,746 |
(50040) Military ships and boats | 0 | 0 | 5,170 | 23,310 | 8,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28,400 | 30,000 |
(50050) Tanks, artillery, missiles, rockets, guns and ammu | 2,067,159 | 2,037,040 | 2,714,832 | 2,935,530 | 2,881,743 | 3,121,615 | 3,605,513 | 3,488,415 | 3,628,174 | 4,169,807 |
(50060) Military apparel and footwear | 506,395 | 668,594 | 693,126 | 654,518 | 540,713 | 434,997 | 577,555 | 673,238 | 603,694 | 681,291 |
(50070) Parts for military-type goods | 4,728,834 | 4,919,362 | 5,917,827 | 5,963,682 | 5,490,903 | 5,481,298 | 5,661,570 | 5,653,994 | 6,063,042 | 6,162,787 |
(60000) Minimum value shipments | 16,781,625 | 18,800,866 | 21,595,289 | 24,277,382 | 27,830,906 | 22,610,420 | 33,090,006 | 32,298,878 | 33,616,928 | 32,130,566 |
(60010) Miscellaneous domestic exports and special transac | 5,737,754 | 5,328,568 | 5,365,184 | 6,128,446 | 6,237,098 | 5,799,825 | 5,936,431 | 5,661,730 | 5,744,817 | 5,900,204 |
(60040) Undocumented exports to Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,306,891 |
TOTAL | 814,874,654 | 901,081,813 | 1,025,967,497 | 1,148,198,722 | 1,287,441,997 | 1,056,042,963 | 1,278,494,526 | 1,480,290,227 | 1,545,708,500 | 1,578,851,423 |
That chart looks real official and paints a rosy picture of the American economy. Too bad the American middle class has been all but decimated, with their standard of living declining....Otherwise I’d bet they’d be applauding...
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