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This was in our local newspaper, no link to original article.
Chinese connection
The May issue of a U.S. national magazine quoted some interesting facts concerning consumer goods, and the “Chinese Connection” that I thought might be interesting to The SUN’s readers.
Made in China: 70 percent of the world’s umbrellas; 60 percent of the world’s buttons; 72 percent of U.S. shoes; 50 percent of U.S. kitchen appliances; 85 percent of U.S. artificial Christmas trees; 80 percent of U.S. toys
Percent of Chinese goods exported to the U.S. that end up on Wal-Mart’s shelves — 9 percent. (Perhaps Wal-Mart isn’t the big corporate demon we all thought it was. There are, apparently, other collective “U.S. Corporate Meanies” accounting for buying and peddling the other 91 percent.)
Percent of unsafe toys recalled in U.S. in 2007 that were made in China, including the Thomas the Tank Engine train set — 100 percent.
Time a Chinese factory worker would need to work to earn the cost of a Thomas the Tank Engine train set — six months.
Guess who’s not getting the benefits from the huge Chinese export enterprise?
This was in our local newspaper, no link to original article.
Chinese connection
The May issue of a U.S. national magazine quoted some interesting facts concerning consumer goods, and the “Chinese Connection” that I thought might be interesting to The SUN’s readers.
Made in China: 70 percent of the world’s umbrellas; 60 percent of the world’s buttons; 72 percent of U.S. shoes; 50 percent of U.S. kitchen appliances; 85 percent of U.S. artificial Christmas trees; 80 percent of U.S. toys
Percent of Chinese goods exported to the U.S. that end up on Wal-Mart’s shelves — 9 percent. (Perhaps Wal-Mart isn’t the big corporate demon we all thought it was. There are, apparently, other collective “U.S. Corporate Meanies” accounting for buying and peddling the other 91 percent.)
Percent of unsafe toys recalled in U.S. in 2007 that were made in China, including the Thomas the Tank Engine train set — 100 percent.
Time a Chinese factory worker would need to work to earn the cost of a Thomas the Tank Engine train set — six months.
Guess who’s not getting the benefits from the huge Chinese export enterprise?