Much as I’d love to celebrate, I cannot. This is the last thing the U.S. economy needs right now. Remember, Entertainment is our #2 Export, right behind airplanes. This is going to hurt a lot more than just California.
Latest Numbers
Imports
All Commodities:
unchanged in Dec 2007
Petroleum & Petroleum Products:
-0.6% in Dec 2007
All Imports Excluding Petroleum:
+0.3% in Dec 2007
Exports
All Commodities:
+0.4% in Dec 2007
Agricultural Commodities:
+2.7% in Dec 2007
Nonagricultural Commodities:
+0.3% in Dec 2007
.. for 10 years of historical data.
http://www.bls.gov/mxp/#data
January 2008 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes are scheduled to be released on February 15, 2008 at 8:30 am Eastern Time