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		Animats on Jan 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Man Who’s Spending $1B to Own Every Pop Song Close. About 1.4% for farming and under 13% for all other tangible goods.[1] Take a close look at that table. It's really important. Growth areas: Health care and social assistance, educational services, leisure and hospitality, and construction. [1] https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/employment-by-major-industry-...

sb057 on Jan 11, 2020 [–]

Bear in mind that the United States manufactures a fraction of the manufactured goods it consumes.

qntty on Jan 14, 2020 | [–]

"During 2016, the U.S. exported $1,051 billion in manufactured goods and imported $1,920 billion, a manufacturing goods deficit of $868 billion."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_in_the_United_St...

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