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    #41
    Arms sales, and high-tech aircraft etc? Luxury yachts?

    Also, don't forget you could ask the same question of practically any Western country.

    And the UK is one of the World's biggest investors in overseas companies. I think we are the biggest foreign investor in the US for example.

    So not everything we export has to be in the form of widgets physically made in the UK. We benefit to some extent from sales and exports in other countries.
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      #42
      Originally posted by eek View Post
      To be honest, both agriculture and manufacturing are rapidly becoming a combination of highly automated robots with either very well paid jobs (designing the manufacturing systems or the products) or very low paid moving stuff around....
      We still have to sell things to the rest of the world and eat.
      Germany manages to keep its proletariat gainfully employed through manufacturing and has twin surpluses.
      So your response doesn't really answer the question.
      Last edited by CretinWatcher; 13 July 2016, 12:20.

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        #43
        Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
        Arms sales, and high-tech aircraft etc? Luxury yachts?

        Also, don't forget you could ask the same question of practically any Western country.

        And the UK is one of the World's biggest investors in overseas companies. I think we are the biggest foreign investor in the US for example.

        So not everything we export has to be in the form of widgets physically made in the UK. We benefit to some extent from sales and exports in other countries.
        No one doubts the UK is very good at certain things.
        But if you read the article, his point is that we don't really have enough world class companies to support us post-Brexit.
        And those world class companies we have (e.g. financial services) will be negatively impacted by Brexit.
        I'm yet to find a Brexiter, even among the educated leaders, let alone the Cukkers, who have presented a viable plan for the economy.
        Whih is why I'm reasonably certain its all going to go pear-shaped.

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          #44
          One for the Brexiters - What have we got to sell after Brexit?
          Northern lasses will enter prostitution and aim to reach Poland. Role reversal.

          Southerners, being fit for nothing and useless, will aim to move towards Ireland.

          Suity will enter construction business and deliver something at last.

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            #45
            Machines, engines, pumps: US$63.9 billion (13.9% of total exports)
            Gems, precious metals: $53 billion (11.5%)
            Vehicles: $50.7 billion (11%)
            Pharmaceuticals: $36 billion (7.8%)
            Oil: $33.2 billion (7.2%)
            Electronic equipment: $29 billion (6.3%)
            Aircraft, spacecraft: $18.9 billion (4.1%)
            Medical, technical equipment: $18.4 billion (4%)
            Organic chemicals: $14 billion (3%)
            Plastics: $11.8 billion (2.6%)

            Aircraft and spacecraft were the fastest-growing among the top 10 export categories, up 18.2% for the 5-year period starting in 2011.

            In second place for improving export sales vehicles which were up 10.2% led by cars and work trucks.

            UK pharmaceuticals posted the third-fastest gain in value at 8.4%.

            United Kingdom’s Top 10 Exports
            First Law of Contracting: Only the strong survive

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              #46
              Apparently we've got a granny in kinky boots for prime minister !!

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                #47
                Originally posted by CretinWatcher View Post
                We still have to sell things to the rest of the world and eat.
                Germany manages to keep its proletariat gainfully employed through manufacturing and has twin surpluses.
                So your response doesn't really answer the question.
                I forgot the OP was a Cretin....

                Look its Patrick Manford..... A person who has seen more recessions than there has been quarters....
                merely at clientco for the entertainment

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                  #48
                  Originally posted by _V_ View Post
                  Machines, engines, pumps: US$63.9 billion (13.9% of total exports)
                  Gems, precious metals: $53 billion (11.5%)
                  Vehicles: $50.7 billion (11%)
                  Pharmaceuticals: $36 billion (7.8%)
                  Oil: $33.2 billion (7.2%)
                  Electronic equipment: $29 billion (6.3%)
                  Aircraft, spacecraft: $18.9 billion (4.1%)
                  Medical, technical equipment: $18.4 billion (4%)
                  Organic chemicals: $14 billion (3%)
                  Plastics: $11.8 billion (2.6%)

                  Aircraft and spacecraft were the fastest-growing among the top 10 export categories, up 18.2% for the 5-year period starting in 2011.

                  In second place for improving export sales vehicles which were up 10.2% led by cars and work trucks.

                  UK pharmaceuticals posted the third-fastest gain in value at 8.4%.

                  United Kingdom’s Top 10 Exports
                  All of which adds up to about 12% of the economy.
                  (The largest of those figures is 64 billion, chump change when you consider spending.)
                  Clearly its not enough since we have a large, growing, record current account deficit.
                  So you haven't really answered the question either.

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                    #49
                    Originally posted by _V_ View Post
                    Machines, engines, pumps: US$63.9 billion (13.9% of total exports)
                    Gems, precious metals: $53 billion (11.5%)
                    Vehicles: $50.7 billion (11%)
                    Pharmaceuticals: $36 billion (7.8%)
                    Oil: $33.2 billion (7.2%)
                    Of the snake variety? The jocks are experts at that

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                      #50
                      Originally posted by eek View Post
                      I forgot the OP was a Cretin....

                      Look its Patrick Manford..... A person who has seen more recessions than there has been quarters....
                      So no real answer to the questions posed in the article then?

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