Who woulda thought?

Originally posted by Lapdog: ↑

@daicosisgod; the departure of Daniel Andrews has certainly sucked the wind from the sails of the Victorian Government and left Murdoch Mouthpieces struggling for material to replace their 'Dictator Dan' H8 fest.

I gather you're aware that most of the $Export you cited is just the movement of money and provision of 'financial services' such as those from KPMG, PwC, Ernst & Young, Deloitte which have proven to be so costly - and of course the financial transactions of our large superannuation funds.

I gather you're also aware of the massive trade surplus the USA has with Australia and the extent of its ownership of 'Australian Resources' by corporations including Glencore, NewsCorp, Apple and Amazon - historically in the order of 2:1.

Wherever possible I buy Australian including our farm products and energy courtesy of RED [100% Aussie owned]. I do NOT own Apple, Amazon, Ford or Tesla products and build my own PCs from locally sourced components. I invest only in ASX listed companies and via Australian banks.

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Overview In January 2024, United States exported $2.46B and imported $1.23B from Australia, resulting in a positive trade balance of $1.23B. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of United States have decreased by $-60.1M (-2.38%) from $2.52B to $2.46B, while imports decreased by $-71M (-5.44%) from $1.31B to $1.23B.

Trade In January 2024, the top exports of United States to Australia were Commodities not elsewhere specified ($127M), Cars ($125M), Harvesting Machinery ($115M), Packaged Medicaments ($108M), and Tractors ($107M). In January 2024 the top imports of United States from Australia were Coin ($227M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($164M), Sheep and Goat Meat ($72.8M), Frozen Bovine Meat ($61.8M), and Bovine Meat ($56M).

Origins In January 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from California ($375M), Illinois ($366M), Texas ($290M), Michigan ($148M), and Indiana ($88.9M), while imports destinations were mainly California ($186M), Indiana ($140M), New Jersey ($107M), Dist of Columbia ($107M), and New York ($99.8M).

Growth In January 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Australia was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Aircraft parts including unmanned craft ($-26.7M or -57.4%), Petroleum Coke ($-16M or -51.8%), and Sodium or Potassium Peroxides ($-11.7M or -99.6%). In January 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year imports from Australia was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports in Raw Nickel ($-37.3M or -78.1%), Gold ($-36.5M or -98.1%), and Sheep and Goat Meat ($-35.3M or -32.6%).