China GDP Claims Don’t Matter
China’s State Statistical Bureau (SSB) announced second-quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 7.5 percent and first-half real GDP at 7.6 percent. High or… Read More
Room for Improvement When It Comes to Services Trade
The Obama Administration recently announced its intention to begin negotiations on an agreement to expand international trade in the services industry, such as the telecommunications,… Read More
Trade Deficit Doesn’t Matter – Trade Freedom Does
On February 8, the government will release data on imports and exports for 2012. This annual release often ignites a misguided debate about trade deficits…. Read More
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Global GDP: U.S. Adds, China Subtracts
China’s 2012 official economic numbers are due out at the end of this week and I, among others, will gently suggest that they aren’t particularly… Read More
China No Help In Recession
China announced last Friday that its economy grew 8.7% last year. Among other things, this will prompt a chorus of claims that China is leading… Read More
China’s Economic Report: The Good, the Bad, and the Completely Unbelievable
China announced economic results yesterday. The results are simultaneously good, bad, and completely unbelievable. The good: GDP growth was put at 9% in the third… Read More
Free Trade Fact of the Day
The Department of Agriculture announced today that fiscal 2008 will be a record year for agricultural exports. USDA reports: Trade agreements have a significant impact… Read More
