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The Balance Of Trade. (THE GLOBAL ECONOMY).(Brief Article)

Geography Connections: People of the World, a Weekly Reader publication

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With its modern cities and huge, efficient factories, Japan hardly looks like a country that was destroyed a $3 trillion economy--second only to that of the United States. Japanese electronic goods, cars, and machinery are sold all over the world. Japan is one of the world's great economic success stories.

But many Americans don't appreciate Japan's economic success. As more goods made in Japan are sold in the United States, some U.S. workers may lose their jobs. The problem wouldn't be so bad if Japan bought as many goods from American companies as it sells to the United States--but it doesn't Japan and the United States have a trade imbalance. The Americans spend billions of dollars more on Japanese goods than the Japanese spend on ...

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