On: Gold is now the top U.S. export

[ericmay]

I didn’t mention Germany, not that it’s bad to include it. But unlike the others the US has a growing economy.

[T-A → ericmay]

Ooops, sorry. Let's throw in the UK too then, and do real GDP growth too (latest data from [2]):

Germany 47.2; 1.3

UK 93.8; 1.3

USA 96.7; 2.3

France 108.8; 0.4

Italy 127.7; 0.8

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_real_GDP_...

[ericmay → T-A]

Thanks for posting and I do mean it. I hope my post didn’t come across snarky I really don’t mind the inclusion of Germany there. :)

[cowlevel → ericmay]

Growing in nominal or real terms? Which numbers did you use for inflation adjustment, because the official ones are very questionable?

[ericmay → cowlevel]

> Growing in nominal or real terms?

Either. You can check major sources (WSJ, Financial Times, &c.)

> because the official ones are very questionable?

I trust the institution regardless of what party is in power.