• zifnab25 [he/him, any]
    ·
    1 year ago

    corn-man-khrush doesn't even rank?

    No pork or soybeans? No steel? Not even military hardware? How far America has fallen.

    Just as a counterpoint to 2023, consider

    2015

    • United States exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 72,688,795.02 million.
    • United States exported Monolithic integrated circuits, nes , worth US$ 32,346,350.94 million.
    • United States exported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth US$ 21,754,446.06 million.
    • United States exported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth US$ 20,873,046.78 million.
    • United States exported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth US$ 20,673,522.41 million.

    2010:

    • United States exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 53,956,896.03 million.
    • United States exported Monolithic integrated circuits, digital , worth US$ 26,313,841.52 million.
    • United States exported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth US$ 19,279,313.61 million.
    • United States exported Soya beans , worth US$ 18,638,247.75 million.
    • United States exported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth US$ 18,221,436.08 million.

    2000

    • United States exported Monolithic integrated circuits, digital , worth US$ 40,653,034.32 million.
    • United States exported Parts and accessories of automatic data process , worth US$ 23,829,296.47 million.
    • United States exported Aircraft nes of an unladen weight exceeding 15, , worth US$ 21,041,094.06 million.
    • United States exported Aircraft parts nes , worth US$ 12,968,588.90 million.
    • United States exported Motor vehicle parts nes , worth US$ 11,176,274.28 million.

    1995

    • United States exported Monolithic integrated circuits, digital , worth US$ 25,329,745.92 million.
    • United States exported Parts and accessories of automatic data process , worth US$ 16,538,617.86 million.
    • United States exported Aircraft nes of an unladen weight exceeding 15, , worth US$ 12,000,257.02 million.
    • United States exported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth US$ 9,644,634.11 million.
    • United States exported Motor vehicle parts nes , worth US$ 9,071,806.46 million.

    We basically just gave up on high tech exports over the last 30 years.