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Re:No More Cheap Shipping for Chinese Sellers by wincy on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @11:45AM (#20810866)
There’s a really excellent planet money podcast about this. Back when the US was a major exporter the UPU was great for US merchants.

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/08/01/634737852/epis...

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Re:No More Cheap Shipping for Chinese Sellers by adventured on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @12:37PM (#20811583)
> Back when the US was a major exporter the UPU was great for US merchants.

The US is the world's #2 exporter. $1.57 trillion versus $2.15 trillion for China. China's figure peaked a few years ago, the US is likely to narrow that gap, especially with US energy exports continuing to ramp up. US exports of goods are near an all-time high after adjusting for inflation.

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