Why Germany Still Has So Many Middle-Class Manufacturing Jobs

Re:Why Germany Still Has So Many Middle-Class Manufacturing ... by lispm on Sunday May 28, 2017 @02:19PM (#14435464)

> Germany exported a lot and imported a lot.

Germany exports more than it imports, at least since the 60s.

> But recently this had led to the absurd situation, that Germany exports both, goods AND capital

Not recently. Happened already in the 70s and 80s. The decade after reunification was unusual. Starting with 2001 Germany was back exporting capital.

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Re:Why Germany Still Has So Many Middle-Class Manufacturing ... by tiatia on Sunday May 28, 2017 @02:37PM (#14435529)

Did you bother clicking the link? No.

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Re:Why Germany Still Has So Many Middle-Class Manufacturing ... by lispm on Sunday May 28, 2017 @03:33PM (#14435742)

Sure. The graphic is misleading, since it is not adjusted to GDP - thus it does not show the proportions of exports in relation to the size of the economy.

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