One of the greater canards that floats around the internet is that the US is not an exporter, or that we don't make things here, or that, in general, the US is experiencing a general manufacturing and export malaise or decline. That's not the case. First, consider this chart of total US exports:
Total US exports are actually at higher levels now than before the recession and have been in a clear uptrend (with the exception of recessions) for the last 40 years. Let's take a closer look at the data.
The chart above shows the last 5 years of data, and we see clearly that exports have overtaken previous levels and are now near all time highs.
And here are two charts which show what we export:
Here is a list of the information in graphic form:
Civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts | 80,172,454,470.00 |
Petroleum products, other | 54,237,010,317.00 |
Fuel oil | 52,800,539,232.00 |
Other parts and accessories of vehicles | 47,365,339,805.00 |
Passenger cars, new and used | 47,354,593,365.00 |
Pharmaceutical preparations | 45,468,815,842.00 |
Industrial machines, other | 45,246,225,629.00 |
Semiconductors | 43,773,152,276.00 |
Chemicals-organic | 39,419,030,345.00 |
Plastic materials | 36,025,994,150.00 |
Telecommunications equipment | 35,849,294,688.00 |
Electric apparatus | 35,118,902,366.00 |
Nonmonetary gold | 33,228,280,326.00 |
Medicinal equipment | 32,041,186,500.00 |
Computer accessories | 31,567,258,172.00 |
Minimum value shipments | 30,028,425,150.00 |
Chemicals-other | 28,783,602,478.00 |
Industrial engines | 28,102,493,451.00 |
Measuring, testing, control instruments | 23,742,788,374.00 |
Other industrial supplies | 22,985,042,545.00 |
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