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The China Wave: Rise of a Civilizational State

Zhang Weiwei — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:32:13 +0000

This is a best-seller in China and a geopolitical book for our times. As a leading thinker from China, Zhang Weiwei provides an original, comprehensive and engrossing study on the rise of China and its effective yet controversial model of development, and the book has become a centerpiece of an unfolding debate within China on the nature and future of the world's most populous nation and its possible global impact. China's rise, according to Zhang, is not the rise of an ordinary country, but the rise of a different type of country, a country sui generis, a civilizational state, a new model of development and a new political discourse which indeed questions many of the Western assumptions about democracy, good governance and human rights. The book is as analytical as it is provocative, and should be required reading for everyone concerned with the rise of China and its global implications.

Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: World Century (March 21, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 193813401X
ISBN-13: 978-1938134012

China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative High-Income Society

World Bank and DRC — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:10:52 +0000

The report, “China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative High-Income Society”, recommends steps to deal with the risks facing China over the next 20 years, including the risk of a hard landing in the short term, as well as challenges posed by an ageing and shrinking workforce, rising inequality, environmental stresses, and external imbalances.

The report lays out six strategic directions for China’s future:

Completing the transition to a market economy;
Accelerating the pace of open innovation;
Going “green” to transform environmental stresses into green growth as a driver for development;
Expanding opportunities and services such as health, education and access to jobs for all people;
Modernizing and strengthening its domestic fiscal system;
Seeking mutually beneficial relations with the world by connecting China’s structural reforms to the changing international economy.

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Trade in Goods with China (1985-2011)

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:59:28 +0000

2011 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2011	8,078.1	31,349.6	-23,271.5
February 2011	8,437.2	27,278.7	-18,841.5
March 2011	9,518.8	27,601.4	-18,082.6
April 2011	7,971.0	29,567.1	-21,596.0
May 2011	7,817.8	32,781.3	-24,963.5
June 2011	7,729.9	34,387.4	-26,657.5
July 2011	8,170.9	35,125.5	-26,954.7
August 2011	8,408.1	37,363.8	-28,955.7
September 2011	8,367.1	36,423.7	-28,056.6
October 2011	9,736.5	37,806.6	-28,070.1
November 2011	9,936.6	36,808.2	-26,871.6
December 2011	9,706.6	32,841.7	-23,135.2
TOTAL 2011	103,878.6	399,335.1	-295,456.5

2010 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2010	6,899.0	25,215.9	-18,316.9
February 2010	6,840.6	23,342.6	-16,502.1
March 2010	7,399.9	24,292.2	-16,892.2
April 2010	6,599.8	25,920.0	-19,320.2
May 2010	6,753.3	29,052.2	-22,298.9
June 2010	6,733.1	32,842.2	-26,109.1
July 2010	7,337.8	33,266.4	-25,928.6
August 2010	7,210.3	35,374.7	-28,164.4
September 2010	7,131.4	35,195.2	-28,063.8
October 2010	9,387.8	35,081.7	-25,693.9
November 2010	9,450.4	34,562.7	-25,112.3
December 2010	10,137.3	30,798.1	-20,660.8
TOTAL 2010	91,880.6	364,943.9	-273,063.2

2009 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2009	4,159.6	24,743.5	-20,583.8
February 2009	4,661.7	18,845.5	-14,183.8
March 2009	5,579.3	21,224.7	-15,645.5
April 2009	5,161.4	21,920.6	-16,759.2
May 2009	5,256.0	22,734.1	-17,478.1
June 2009	5,548.6	23,972.8	-18,424.2
July 2009	5,269.3	25,671.1	-20,401.8
August 2009	5,518.0	25,798.1	-20,280.1
September 2009	5,764.3	27,893.9	-22,129.6
October 2009	6,879.3	29,557.8	-22,678.5
November 2009	7,374.2	27,541.7	-20,167.6
December 2009	8,325.0	26,470.1	-18,145.1
TOTAL 2009	69,496.7	296,373.9	-226,877.2

2008 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2008	5,556.7	26,193.0	-20,636.3
February 2008	5,698.1	24,095.9	-18,397.8
March 2008	6,294.4	22,440.2	-16,145.9
April 2008	5,651.2	25,951.7	-20,300.4
May 2008	6,275.7	27,634.5	-21,358.9
June 2008	6,188.2	27,930.6	-21,742.5
July 2008	6,234.6	31,247.3	-25,012.6
August 2008	6,201.3	31,823.7	-25,622.4
September 2008	5,257.6	33,078.7	-27,821.1
October 2008	6,083.4	34,032.4	-27,949.0
November 2008	5,181.0	28,265.0	-23,084.1
December 2008	5,110.7	25,079.5	-19,968.8
TOTAL 2008	69,732.8	337,772.6	-268,039.8

2007 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2007	4,389.5	25,640.6	-21,251.0
February 2007	4,532.9	23,038.9	-18,506.0
March 2007	5,425.4	22,723.0	-17,297.7
April 2007	4,704.0	24,241.5	-19,537.6
May 2007	5,129.4	25,290.6	-20,161.1
June 2007	5,561.8	27,071.0	-21,509.2
July 2007	4,665.9	28,601.2	-23,935.2
August 2007	5,552.8	28,424.5	-22,871.7
September 2007	5,311.9	29,419.0	-24,107.1
October 2007	5,532.9	31,555.4	-26,022.5
November 2007	5,581.5	29,780.7	-24,199.2
December 2007	6,548.9	25,656.6	-19,107.7
TOTAL 2007	62,936.9	321,442.9	-258,506.0

2006 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2006	3,396.9	21,382.5	-17,985.6
February 2006	4,072.2	17,905.4	-13,833.1
March 2006	4,867.1	20,531.3	-15,664.2
April 2006	4,232.4	21,459.1	-17,226.7
May 2006	4,434.1	22,317.6	-17,883.5
June 2006	4,302.9	23,989.7	-19,686.8
July 2006	4,806.3	24,632.0	-19,825.7
August 2006	4,603.3	26,713.3	-22,110.1
September 2006	4,461.0	27,570.6	-23,109.6
October 2006	4,885.3	29,388.6	-24,503.3
November 2006	4,595.8	27,775.1	-23,179.3
December 2006	5,015.8	24,109.2	-19,093.4
TOTAL 2006	53,673.0	287,774.4	-234,101.3

2005 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2005	2,609.3	17,885.8	-15,276.5
February 2005	3,058.1	16,937.6	-13,879.5
March 2005	3,336.4	16,184.9	-12,848.6
April 2005	3,263.7	18,148.5	-14,884.8
May 2005	3,222.9	19,053.2	-15,830.3
June 2005	3,370.7	20,976.7	-17,606.0
July 2005	3,560.0	21,272.7	-17,712.7
August 2005	3,728.7	22,421.3	-18,692.6
September 2005	3,165.8	23,294.5	-20,128.7
October 2005	3,899.2	24,382.9	-20,483.7
November 2005	3,807.5	22,426.1	-18,618.6
December 2005	4,169.8	20,486.0	-16,316.2
TOTAL 2005	41,192.0	243,470.1	-202,278.1

2004 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2004	2,620.5	14,089.0	-11,468.5
February 2004	2,929.0	11,267.1	-8,338.2
March 2004	3,361.9	13,800.1	-10,438.2
April 2004	2,734.6	14,744.8	-12,010.2
May 2004	2,835.1	15,067.1	-12,232.1
June 2004	2,764.2	16,887.8	-14,123.5
July 2004	2,618.8	17,562.1	-14,943.3
August 2004	2,621.0	18,067.9	-15,446.9
September 2004	2,823.1	18,386.9	-15,563.9
October 2004	2,946.7	19,718.2	-16,771.4
November 2004	2,938.2	19,679.0	-16,740.8
December 2004	3,234.8	17,412.0	-14,177.2
TOTAL 2004	34,427.8	196,682.0	-162,254.3

2003 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2003	2,069.8	11,403.5	-9,333.7
February 2003	2,048.7	9,629.6	-7,581.0
March 2003	2,423.1	10,110.0	-7,686.9
April 2003	2,121.9	11,521.9	-9,399.9
May 2003	1,984.3	11,884.7	-9,900.4
June 2003	2,119.6	12,127.3	-10,007.7
July 2003	2,067.4	13,438.6	-11,371.2
August 2003	2,034.4	13,764.9	-11,730.4
September 2003	2,091.0	14,747.5	-12,656.5
October 2003	2,778.3	16,458.3	-13,680.0
November 2003	3,319.7	14,156.9	-10,837.3
December 2003	3,309.6	13,192.8	-9,883.2
TOTAL 2003	28,367.9	152,436.1	-124,068.2

2002 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2002	1,569.3	8,415.4	-6,846.1
February 2002	1,529.5	8,020.8	-6,491.3
March 2002	1,620.5	7,259.0	-5,638.5
April 2002	1,544.5	9,097.6	-7,553.1
May 2002	1,773.9	9,846.9	-8,073.0
June 2002	2,205.9	10,727.2	-8,521.3
July 2002	1,848.0	11,213.2	-9,365.2
August 2002	1,839.8	12,671.4	-10,831.6
September 2002	2,023.7	12,291.5	-10,267.8
October 2002	1,962.7	11,455.0	-9,492.3
November 2002	2,160.8	12,569.6	-10,408.8
December 2002	2,049.1	11,625.0	-9,575.9
TOTAL 2002	22,127.7	125,192.6	-103,064.9

2001 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2001	1,187.5	8,427.5	-7,240.0
February 2001	1,289.8	6,375.6	-5,085.8
March 2001	1,855.8	7,590.2	-5,734.4
April 2001	1,398.9	7,686.8	-6,287.9
May 2001	1,596.0	7,757.9	-6,161.9
June 2001	1,786.4	8,398.2	-6,611.8
July 2001	1,487.0	8,975.3	-7,488.3
August 2001	1,929.7	10,042.9	-8,113.2
September 2001	1,427.8	9,927.8	-8,500.0
October 2001	1,647.7	10,808.3	-9,160.6
November 2001	1,674.5	8,878.8	-7,204.3
December 2001	1,901.2	7,409.1	-5,507.9
TOTAL 2001	19,182.3	102,278.4	-83,096.1

2000 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2000	863.1	6,902.1	-6,039.0
February 2000	972.7	6,584.4	-5,611.7
March 2000	1,330.5	6,424.1	-5,093.6
April 2000	1,227.5	7,070.5	-5,843.0
May 2000	1,526.3	7,850.2	-6,323.9
June 2000	1,335.6	8,541.7	-7,206.1
July 2000	1,642.8	9,246.4	-7,603.6
August 2000	1,429.0	10,054.0	-8,625.0
September 2000	1,333.3	10,061.7	-8,728.4
October 2000	1,487.3	10,611.6	-9,124.3
November 2000	1,450.4	9,066.8	-7,616.4
December 2000	1,586.7	7,604.7	-6,018.0
TOTAL 2000	16,185.2	100,018.2	-83,833.0

1999 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1999	781.3	5,654.0	-4,872.7
February 1999	923.9	5,563.1	-4,639.2
March 1999	1,076.0	5,204.0	-4,128.0
April 1999	1,035.0	5,818.9	-4,783.9
May 1999	1,113.8	6,363.1	-5,249.3
June 1999	1,442.0	7,117.4	-5,675.4
July 1999	1,074.0	7,405.7	-6,331.7
August 1999	1,151.3	8,022.1	-6,870.8
September 1999	1,325.3	8,198.2	-6,872.9
October 1999	1,069.1	8,207.9	-7,138.8
November 1999	1,025.5	7,543.5	-6,518.0
December 1999	1,093.9	6,690.3	-5,596.4
TOTAL 1999	13,111.1	81,788.2	-68,677.1

1998 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1998	1,271.1	5,453.2	-4,182.1
February 1998	1,019.3	4,559.6	-3,540.3
March 1998	1,034.2	4,798.1	-3,763.9
April 1998	984.9	5,262.9	-4,278.0
May 1998	911.3	5,539.4	-4,628.1
June 1998	1,282.7	6,020.2	-4,737.5
July 1998	1,100.8	6,556.2	-5,455.4
August 1998	869.9	6,779.9	-5,910.0
September 1998	1,214.9	7,125.2	-5,910.3
October 1998	1,855.2	7,377.7	-5,522.5
November 1998	1,317.2	6,374.1	-5,056.9
December 1998	1,379.7	5,322.1	-3,942.4
TOTAL 1998	14,241.2	71,168.6	-56,927.4

1997 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1997	938.4	4,667.6	-3,729.2
February 1997	913.3	4,262.4	-3,349.1
March 1997	1,021.6	3,628.6	-2,607.0
April 1997	964.7	4,445.0	-3,480.3
May 1997	1,056.8	4,795.1	-3,738.3
June 1997	920.3	5,213.5	-4,293.2
July 1997	1,097.1	5,777.2	-4,680.1
August 1997	938.0	6,073.6	-5,135.6
September 1997	1,039.8	6,561.4	-5,521.6
October 1997	1,438.8	6,606.5	-5,167.7
November 1997	1,300.7	5,425.7	-4,125.0
December 1997	1,232.7	5,101.1	-3,868.4
TOTAL 1997	12,862.2	62,557.7	-49,695.5

1996 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1996	929.2	3,657.7	-2,728.5
February 1996	1,146.9	3,539.6	-2,392.7
March 1996	1,092.5	2,863.7	-1,771.2
April 1996	841.3	3,247.9	-2,406.6
May 1996	881.6	3,954.3	-3,072.7
June 1996	771.6	4,111.2	-3,339.6
July 1996	998.2	4,816.7	-3,818.5
August 1996	778.3	5,495.7	-4,717.4
September 1996	753.4	5,480.7	-4,727.3
October 1996	927.5	5,812.9	-4,885.4
November 1996	1,586.4	4,585.4	-2,999.0
December 1996	1,285.7	3,947.0	-2,661.3
TOTAL 1996	11,992.6	51,512.8	-39,520.2

1995 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1995	744.9	3,450.6	-2,705.7
February 1995	1,085.5	3,001.5	-1,916.0
March 1995	1,070.1	2,910.4	-1,840.3
April 1995	896.4	3,148.3	-2,251.9
May 1995	831.0	3,654.9	-2,823.9
June 1995	946.7	3,960.7	-3,014.0
July 1995	985.7	4,311.8	-3,326.1
August 1995	881.4	4,804.7	-3,923.3
September 1995	959.6	4,584.1	-3,624.5
October 1995	1,097.4	4,714.3	-3,616.9
November 1995	1,124.7	3,868.0	-2,743.3
December 1995	1,130.3	3,133.9	-2,003.6
TOTAL 1995	11,753.7	45,543.2	-33,789.5

1994 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1994	551.0	2,763.1	-2,212.1
February 1994	877.9	2,499.2	-1,621.3
March 1994	783.7	2,183.0	-1,399.3
April 1994	712.7	2,491.6	-1,778.9
May 1994	757.3	2,979.0	-2,221.7
June 1994	1,009.4	3,463.3	-2,453.9
July 1994	970.4	3,645.4	-2,675.0
August 1994	926.4	4,165.8	-3,239.4
September 1994	628.5	4,134.4	-3,505.9
October 1994	618.4	4,101.2	-3,482.8
November 1994	648.0	3,534.3	-2,886.3
December 1994	798.0	2,826.5	-2,028.5
TOTAL 1994	9,281.7	38,786.8	-29,505.1

1993 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1993	620.7	2,187.6	-1,566.9
February 1993	683.8	1,862.4	-1,178.6
March 1993	621.6	2,083.2	-1,461.6
April 1993	728.4	2,226.3	-1,497.9
May 1993	586.2	2,376.3	-1,790.1
June 1993	754.8	2,754.2	-1,999.4
July 1993	711.6	2,981.1	-2,269.5
August 1993	766.5	3,223.3	-2,456.8
September 1993	836.2	3,338.7	-2,502.5
October 1993	623.8	3,277.6	-2,653.8
November 1993	781.8	2,899.6	-2,117.8
December 1993	1,047.5	2,329.6	-1,282.1
TOTAL 1993	8,762.9	31,539.9	-22,777.0

1992 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1992	502.5	1,912.6	-1,410.1
February 1992	471.1	1,693.7	-1,222.6
March 1992	646.3	1,441.8	-795.5
April 1992	580.7	1,677.6	-1,096.9
May 1992	621.7	1,853.9	-1,232.2
June 1992	689.2	2,179.2	-1,490.0
July 1992	438.8	2,503.8	-2,065.0
August 1992	730.4	2,613.0	-1,882.6
September 1992	489.3	2,760.5	-2,271.2
October 1992	746.3	2,748.4	-2,002.1
November 1992	620.5	2,316.0	-1,695.5
December 1992	881.7	2,027.0	-1,145.3
TOTAL 1992	7,418.5	25,727.5	-18,309.0

1991 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1991	406.0	1,321.6	-915.6
February 1991	487.6	1,253.7	-766.1
March 1991	472.3	974.3	-502.0
April 1991	440.3	1,104.2	-663.9
May 1991	625.3	1,380.8	-755.5
June 1991	530.2	1,525.5	-995.3
July 1991	522.8	1,813.2	-1,290.4
August 1991	565.2	1,872.4	-1,307.2
September 1991	501.9	1,936.3	-1,434.4
October 1991	552.3	2,236.4	-1,684.1
November 1991	595.3	1,957.6	-1,362.3
December 1991	579.0	1,593.2	-1,014.2
TOTAL 1991	6,278.2	18,969.2	-12,691.0

1990 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1990	361.2	1,186.1	-824.9
February 1990	519.6	993.8	-474.2
March 1990	376.1	931.0	-554.9
April 1990	343.6	996.4	-652.8
May 1990	379.9	1,173.5	-793.6
June 1990	504.5	1,317.2	-812.7
July 1990	394.4	1,492.5	-1,098.1
August 1990	408.4	1,568.6	-1,160.2
September 1990	358.6	1,432.1	-1,073.5
October 1990	459.0	1,652.1	-1,193.1
November 1990	327.9	1,367.9	-1,040.0
December 1990	373.2	1,126.2	-753.0
TOTAL 1990	4,806.4	15,237.4	-10,431.0

1989 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1989	439.0	788.9	-349.9
February 1989	464.7	798.1	-333.4
March 1989	565.4	667.3	-101.9
April 1989	415.3	728.5	-313.2
May 1989	482.4	937.9	-455.5
June 1989	362.7	1,021.7	-659.0
July 1989	637.7	1,162.7	-525.0
August 1989	688.5	1,279.6	-591.1
September 1989	427.9	1,179.3	-751.4
October 1989	542.4	1,340.4	-798.0
November 1989	305.0	1,133.8	-828.8
December 1989	424.4	951.5	-527.1
TOTAL 1989	5,755.4	11,989.7	-6,234.3

1988 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1988	289.5	652.8	-363.3
February 1988	360.3	650.6	-290.3
March 1988	407.8	509.9	-102.1
April 1988	446.5	551.9	-105.4
May 1988	313.8	615.1	-301.3
June 1988	503.2	720.8	-217.6
July 1988	483.6	761.6	-278.0
August 1988	424.4	803.9	-379.5
September 1988	396.4	793.3	-396.9
October 1988	412.9	834.0	-421.1
November 1988	449.3	798.8	-349.5
December 1988	533.9	818.2	-284.3
TOTAL 1988	5,021.6	8,510.9	-3,489.3

1987 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1987	213.3	520.6	-307.3
February 1987	212.7	565.3	-352.6
March 1987	207.6	482.5	-274.9
April 1987	439.6	468.3	-28.7
May 1987	228.7	514.7	-286.0
June 1987	261.8	536.3	-274.5
July 1987	227.4	560.0	-332.6
August 1987	278.2	598.1	-319.9
September 1987	304.1	549.6	-245.5
October 1987	376.9	567.9	-191.0
November 1987	350.5	489.8	-139.3
December 1987	396.5	440.5	-44.0
TOTAL 1987	3,497.3	6,293.6	-2,796.3

1986 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1986	300.0	459.5	-159.5
February 1986	330.6	376.6	-46.0
March 1986	289.6	401.8	-112.2
April 1986	318.9	264.9	54.0
May 1986	256.8	319.0	-62.2
June 1986	275.3	375.7	-100.4
July 1986	198.6	450.2	-251.6
August 1986	235.6	434.7	-199.1
September 1986	216.4	413.4	-197.0
October 1986	198.8	398.5	-199.7
November 1986	226.7	486.0	-259.3
December 1986	259.0	390.7	-131.7
TOTAL 1986	3,106.3	4,771.0	-1,664.7

1985 : U.S. trade in goods with China

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1985	319.2	293.1	26.1
February 1985	222.7	281.0	-58.3
March 1985	239.5	293.0	-53.5
April 1985	265.6	283.3	-17.7
May 1985	329.3	295.1	34.2
June 1985	280.9	348.7	-67.8
July 1985	383.1	344.4	38.7
August 1985	320.9	311.8	9.1
September 1985	339.1	391.8	-52.7
October 1985	377.1	385.5	-8.4
November 1985	316.3	327.5	-11.2
December 1985	462.0	306.5	155.5
TOTAL 1985	3,855.7	3,861.7	-6.0

American Force：Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National Security

Richard K. Betts — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:19:47 +0000

While American national security policy has grown more interventionist since the Cold War, Washington has also hoped to shape the world on the cheap. Misled by the stunning success against Iraq in 1991, administrations of both parties have pursued ambitious aims with limited force, committing the country's military frequently yet often hesitantly, with inconsistent justification. These ventures have produced strategic confusion, unplanned entanglements, and indecisive results. This collection of essays by Richard K. Betts, a leading international politics scholar, investigates the use of American force since the end of the Cold War, suggesting guidelines for making it more selective and successful. Betts argues that American force should be used less frequently but more decisively.

Hardcover: 384 pages

Publisher: Columbia University Press (9 Dec 2011)

Language English

ISBN-10: 0231151225

ISBN-13: 978-0231151221

Eclipse: Living in the Shadow of China’s Economic Dominance

Arvind Subramanian — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:10:16 +0000

In his new book, Arvind Subramanian presents the following possibilities: What if, contrary to common belief, China's economic dominance is a present-day reality rather than a faraway possibility? What if the renminbi's takeover of the dollar as the world's reserve currency is not decades, but mere years, away? And what if the United States's economic pre-eminence is not, as many economists and policymakers would like to believe, in its own hands, but China's to determine?

Subramanian's analysis is based on a new index of economic dominance grounded in a historical perspective. His examination makes use of real-world examples, comparing China's rise with the past hegemonies of Great Britain and the United States. His attempt to quantify and project economic and currency dominance leads him to the conclusion that China's dominance is not only more imminent, but also broader in scope, and much larger in magnitude, than is currently imagined. He explores the profound effect this might have on the United States, as well as on the global financial and trade system. Subramanian concludes with a series of policy proposals for other nations to reconcile China's rise with continued openness in the global economic order, and to insure against China becoming a malign hegemon.

Paperback: 232 pages
Publisher: Institute of International Economics (September 16, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0881326062
ISBN-13: 978-0881326062

US Labor Force Statistics including the National Unemployment Rate (Quarterly Household Data)

BLS — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:07:49 +0000

1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

4. Employed and unemployed full- and part-time workers by sex and age, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

6. Employed persons by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

7. Unemployed persons by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

8. Unemployment rates by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

9. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

10. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

11. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race (PDF)

12. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age, and detailed ethnic group (PDF)

13. Employed persons by sex, occupation, class of worker, full- or part-time status, and race (PDF)

14. Employed Hispanic or Latino workers by sex, occupation, class of worker, and full- or part-time status, and detailed ethnic group (PDF)

15. Employed persons by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (PDF)

16. Unemployment rates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (PDF)

17. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (PDF)

18. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (PDF)

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

US Labor Force Statistics including the National Unemployment Rate (Monthly Household Data)

BLS — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:35:28 +0000

1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over, prior years to date (PDF)

2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, recent years to date (PDF)

3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

4. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, and age, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

6. Employed and unemployed full- and part-time workers by sex and age, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

7. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

8. Employed persons by age, sex, marital status, multiple jobholding status, and self-employment, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

9. Unemployed persons by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

10. Unemployment rates by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted (PDF)

13. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race (PDF)

14. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by age and sex (PDF)

15. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, and age (PDF)

16. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by school enrollment, age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and educational attainment (PDF)

17. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (PDF)

18. Employed and unemployed full- and part-time workers by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (PDF)

19. Employed persons by occupation, sex, and age (PDF)

20. Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex (PDF)

21. Employed persons by industry and occupation (PDF)

22. Employed persons in agriculture and nonagricultural industries by age, sex, and class of worker (PDF)

23. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker (PDF)

24. Persons at work in agriculture and nonagricultural industries by hours of work (PDF)

25. Persons at work 1 to 34 hours in all and in nonagricultural industries by reason for working less than 35 hours and usual full- or part-time status (PDF)

26. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by class of worker and usual full- or part-time status (PDF)

27. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and usual full- or part-time status (PDF)

28. Persons at work by occupation, sex, and usual full- or part-time status (PDF)

29. Unemployed persons by marital status, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, age, and sex (PDF)

30. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex (PDF)

31. Unemployed persons by industry, class of worker, and sex (PDF)

32. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, and age (PDF)

33. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (PDF)

34. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment (PDF)

35. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment (PDF)

36. Unemployed persons by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and duration of unemployment (PDF)

37. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment (PDF)

38. Persons not in the labor force by desire and availability for work, age, and sex (PDF)

39. Multiple jobholders by selected demographic and economic characteristics (PDF)

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

US Labor Force Statistics including the National Unemployment Rate (Annual averages – Household Data)

BLS — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:36:20 +0000

1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, 1940s to date (PDF)

2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1970s to date (PDF)

3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race (PDF)

4. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by age and sex (PDF)

5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race (PDF)

6. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age and detailed ethnic group (PDF)

7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (PDF)

8. Employed and unemployed full- and part-time workers by age, sex, race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (PDF)

9. Employed persons by occupation, sex, and age (PDF)

10.Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex (PDF)

11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (PDF)

12. Employed persons by sex, occupation, class of worker, and full- or part-time status, and race (PDF)

13. Employed Hispanic or Latino workers by sex, occupation, class of worker, and full- or part-time status, and detailed ethnic group (PDF)

14. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (PDF)

15. Employed persons in agriculture and nonagricultural industries by age, sex, and class of worker (PDF)

16. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker (PDF)

17. Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation (PDF)

18. Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (PDF)

19. Persons at work in agriculture and nonagricultural industries by hours of work (PDF)

20. Persons at work 1 to 34 hours in all and nonagricultural industries by reason for working less than 35 hours and usual full- or part-time status (PDF)

21. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by class of worker and usual full- or part-time status (PDF)

22. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and usual full- or part-time status (PDF)

23. Persons at work by occupation, sex and usual full- or part-time status (PDF)

24. Unemployed persons by marital status, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, age, and sex (PDF)

25. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex (PDF)

26. Unemployed persons by industry, class of worker, and sex (PDF)

27. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, and age (PDF)

28. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (PDF)

29. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment (PDF)

30. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment (PDF)

31. Unemployed persons by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and duration of unemployment (PDF)

32. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment (PDF)

33. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used (PDF)

34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active jobsearch methods used (PDF)

35. Persons not in the labor force by desire and availability for work, age, and sex (PDF)

36. Multiple jobholders by selected demographic and economic characteristics (PDF)

37. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics (PDF)

38. Median weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics (PDF)

39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex (PDF)

40. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by selected characteristics (PDF)

41. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics (PDF)

42. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry (PDF)

43. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation and industry (PDF)

44. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage, by selected characteristics (PDF)

45. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage, by occupation and industry (PDF)

46. Absences from work of employed full-time wage and salary workers by age and sex (PDF)

47. Absences from work of employed full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and industry (PDF)

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

China’s Total Production of Energy and Its Composition (1978-2009)

National Bureau of Statistics of China — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:13:42 +0000

a) The coefficient for conversion of electric power into SCE (standard coal equivalent) is calculated on the basis of the data on average coal consumption in generating electric power in the same year. The same applies to the tables following.

b) Some data were revised from 1996 to 2008 according to The Second National Economic

Source: China Statisitcal Yearbook

China’s Total Consumption of Energy and Its Composition (1978-2009)

National Bureau of Statistics of China — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 05:53:45 +0000

Source: China Statistical Yearbook