…in the employment report are all in the goods-producing sector. To wit, below is a graph of employment in manufacturing (gold), total construction (red), residential building construction (orange) and goods-producing…

…percentage points for imported goods and 4.3 percentage points for domestic goods. Several goods have experienced notably large price increases, including apparel (8.99 percentage points), coffee and tea (7.5 percentage…

…as parasites making profits off the backs of the working classes. Politicians grandstand every so often against them while wearing hard hats. But traders provide useful services by moving goods…

…all of the important leading metrics … were negative, [including the] goods-producing sectors – manufacturing, construction (including residential construction), and temporary jobs – declined, as did the goods-producing sector as…

…are in order by their 2017 import shares. These seven exporters accounted for approximately 80 percent of U.S. imports in 2017. Chinese goods were making up nearly 25 percent of…

…overall trade deficit narrowed slightly in 2025 as compared to the previous year, this was largely due to an increase in net exports of services. The trade deficit in goods…

…manufacturing affects16 US trade partners that together accounted for just over 70 percent of US goods imports in 2025. Another investigation into forced labor practices affects the top 60 US trading partners, accounting for 99 percent of US goods imports in 2025. The investigations lay the groundwork for…

…economy. The competitive equilibrium model allows for markets (households + firms + government) to determine the allocation of goods and resources. In theory, and if certain conditions hold, both models…

…on consumer prices because everyone knew the gubmint was going to buy a heck of a lot more producer goods than consumer goods. (The government did buy some consumer goods…

…buy more inflated higher end goods doesn’t mean inequality hasn’t increased. Fewer middle class can shop regular goods and now have to shop for discounts. That’s more proof of inequality,…