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Re:US manufacturing still tops China’s by nearly 46 percent by ars on Sunday February 06, 2011 @10:25PM (#2187434)
How else could you possibly compare them?
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Re:US manufacturing still tops China’s by nearly 46 percent by D_Alex on Monday February 07, 2011 @01:29AM (#2187975)
You could compare them in many ways, and $$$ is possibly the best single measure. But the OP article is uncritically self-congratulatory, which is not altogether appropriate given that same products of equal quality do cost a lot less if made in China.
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Re:US manufacturing still tops China’s by nearly 46 percent by Zpirate on Sunday February 06, 2011 @10:47PM (#2187499)
Purchasing power parity in local currency?
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Re:US manufacturing still tops China’s by nearly 46 percent by yummyfajitas on Sunday February 06, 2011 @11:01PM (#2187527)
You didn't answer ars' question, you simply deferred the answer to whoever is defining PPP.
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