标题: Looking Back (Not Forward) With Release of China's Dismal July Trade Data [打印本页] 作者: choi 时间: 8-11-2012 11:28 标题: Looking Back (Not Forward) With Release of China's Dismal July Trade Data Tom Orlik, Made in China Is Getting More Expensive. Wall Street Journal, Aug 11, 2012 (in the half page Heard on the Street) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ... 80720899007852.html
("China's export growth peaked in 2004 at 35.4% year-on-year. Since then, costs for manufacturers have increased across the board. Average wages have risen more than 150%. Land prices have risen more than 70%. Nate Taplin, China energy analyst at Dragonomics, says electricity prices are up more than 30%. Compounding woes for exporters, the yuan has appreciated more than 30% against the dollar")