Reply #12: You heard wrong... [View All]

[dmallind]

http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/product/enduse/exports/c0000.html

This is exports even which is far more relevant ( I can supply mfg data if a) you really believe your claim and b) you will admit it if proven wrong - otherwise do your own research as I have this one handy and usually pissy claims of "all we make is weapons" come from people not worth the effort to correct...)


Here are top US exports by final use code in $000 for 2009. The first military category ranks 57th!

2009
TOTAL 1,056,042,963
(22090) Civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts 74,755,438
(40100) Pharmaceutical preparations 46,122,661
(21320) Semiconductors 37,487,996
(21180) Industrial machines, other 30,876,273
(30230) Other parts and accessories of vehicles 30,131,644
(21400) Telecommunications equipment 28,683,134
(30000) Passenger cars, new and used 27,501,371
(21610) Medicinal equipment 26,879,276
(20005) Electric apparatus 26,062,564
(12500) Plastic materials 25,543,801
(21301) Computer accessories 25,402,179
(12540) Chemicals-organic 24,602,598
(11110) Fuel oil 23,670,220
(60000) Minimum value shipments 22,610,420
(21100) Industrial engines 21,916,203
(11120) Petroleum products, other 21,731,464
(12550) Chemicals-other 20,785,260
(12770) Other industrial supplies 17,932,452
(21160) Measuring, testing, control instruments 16,939,642
(00100) Soybeans 16,905,202
(41050) Other household goods 16,629,750
(12260) Nonmonetary gold 13,932,512
(12300) Finished metal shapes 13,091,337
(30100) Trucks, buses and special purpose vehicles 12,472,506
(21300) Computers 12,314,744
(00300) Meat, poultry, etc. 12,056,081
(21000) Drilling & oilfield equipment 11,467,010
(12430) Newsprint 10,759,362
(42100) Gem diamonds 10,483,995
(20000) Generators, accessories 10,296,288
(41120) Toys/games/sporting goods 9,839,225
(21030) Excavating machinery 9,810,299
(21170) Materials handling equipment 9,722,423
(00200) Corn 9,680,733
(30200) Engines and engine parts (carburetors, pistons, ri 8,775,176
(21600) Laboratory testing instruments 8,693,696
(12000) Steelmaking materials 8,548,322
(40120) Toiletries and cosmetics 8,436,427
(00360) Other foods 8,116,537
(12270) Precious metals, other 8,007,692
(21190) Photo, service industry machinery 7,888,360
(12100) Iron and steel mill products 7,063,152
(12510) Chemicals-fertilizers 7,034,570
(00320) Fruits, frozen juices 6,888,310
(41320) Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,861,140
(12420) Pulpwood and woodpulp 6,848,862
(41310) Jewelry, etc 6,807,589
(00220) Animal feeds, n.e.c. 6,350,471
(21200) Agricultural machinery, equipment 6,253,057
(12530) Chemicals-inorganic 6,018,503
(40140) Writing and art supplies 5,942,634
(41030) Household appliances 5,919,684
(12290) Nonferrous metals, other 5,825,561
(60010) Miscellaneous domestic exports and special transac 5,799,825
(12200) Aluminum and alumina 5,691,779
00000) Wheat 5,515,311
(50070) Parts for military-type goods 5,481,298
(12110) Iron and steel products, other 5,412,567
(21120) Metalworking machine tools 5,298,367
(40110) Books, printed matter 5,183,642
(00330) Vegetables 4,942,980
(40000) Apparel, household goods - textile 4,767,587
(12620) Manmade cloth 4,743,467
(11010) Metallurgical grade coal 4,455,228
(00340) Nuts 4,183,367
(01000) Fish and shellfish 4,088,512
(12210) Copper 4,085,511
(00350) Bakery products 4,057,777
(41220) Records, tapes, and disks 4,035,140
(12760) Mineral supplies-manufactured 4,027,656
(41200) TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,904,324
(13100) Logs and lumber 3,523,549
(21140) Wood, glass, plastic 3,414,628
(10000) Cotton, raw 3,368,670
(13210) Shingles, molding, wallboard 3,341,640
(11200) Gas-natural 3,286,064
(41000) Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,221,439
(50050) Tanks, artillery, missiles, rockets, guns and ammu 3,121,615
(21500) Business machines and equipment 2,973,575
(12750) Industrial rubber products 2,864,700
(11130) Natural gas liquids 2,803,344
(12700) Synthetic rubber-primary 2,792,362
(10130) Agric. industry-unmanufactured 2,781,143
(30220) Automotive tires and tubes 2,768,978
(21110) Food, tobacco machinery 2,722,159
(00110) Oilseeds, food oils 2,525,373
(22100) Railway transportation equipment 2,500,782
(50000) Military aircraft, complete 2,381,208
(10140) Agric. farming-unmanufactured 2,358,184
(21150) Pulp and paper machinery 2,311,204
(11300) Nuclear fuel materials 2,283,340
(00010) Rice 2,274,187
(40030) Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,117,895
(12600) Cotton fiber cloth 2,115,630
(41140) Musical instruments 2,108,088
(10150) Agriculture-manufactured, other 2,087,976
(12640) Finished textile supplies 2,072,266
(11020) Coal and fuels, other 2,066,459
(41110) Pleasure boats and motors 2,050,067
(21040) Nonfarm tractors and parts 2,048,417
(50020) Engines and turbines for military aircraft 1,912,519
(00310) Dairy products and eggs 1,880,555
(41210) Stereo equipment, etc. 1,786,163
(10120) Hides and skins 1,465,990
(13200) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,344,362
(00370) Wine and related products 1,273,536
(01020) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 1,270,889
(22220) Marine engines, parts 1,188,961
(01010) Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,169,517
(10100) Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,133,193
(21010) Specialized mining 1,123,268
(13110) Wood supplies, manufactured 1,014,437
(50030) Military trucks, armored vehicles, etc. 1,012,332
(11100) Crude oil 972,228
(21130) Textile, sewing machines 965,597
(41040) Rugs 849,025
(41020) Cookware, cutlery, tools 840,518
(00210) Sorghum, barley, oats 728,478
(12765) Tapes, audio and visual 696,209
(12650) Leather and furs 568,783
(11400) Electric energy 561,929
(40130) Tobacco, manufactured 533,247
(40050) Sports apparel and gear 520,298
(12630) Hair, waste materials 488,015
(12720) Nonmetallic minerals 481,209
(50010) Aircraft launching gear, parachutes, etc. 452,002
(50060) Military apparel and footwear 434,997
(13220) Nontextile floor tiles 425,461
(42000) Nursery stock, etc. 405,493
(41010) Glassware, chinaware 395,705
(22210) Commercial vessels, other 395,242
(41300) Numismatic coins 282,087
(30210) Bodies and chassis for passenger cars 65,257
(22300) Spacecraft, excluding military 48,362
(22200) Vessels, excluding scrap 22,016
(50040) Military ships and boats 0
(60040) Undocumented exports to Canada 0