Job Quality Index Edges Up, High-Quality Job Industries Contract Employment
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) edged up by 0.17% in February to 83.82,
U.S. Domestic Market Share Index Slightly Increases
CPA’s Domestic Market Share Index shows the share of US manufacturing demand fulfilled by domestic producers has declined steadily in 20 years.
Currency Misalignment Monitor, April 2023
New monthly index tracks currency misalignment based on latest market rates Dollar is 11.5% overvalued Japanese yen 29.4% undervalued Chinese yuan 19.8% undervalued CMM is
Bike Industry Imports Slumped in 2022; Still Hold 97% of U.S. Market
Imports take 97% of the US bicycle market. China dominates but Cambodia, Vietnam shares grow as tariffs bite.
CPA Annual Global Imbalances Report: U.S. remains the leading deficit country absorbing the surpluses of China, Japan and Germany
Key Points Global current account imbalances (consisting mostly of trade) increased in 2021, the most recent data available. As a percentage of world GDP, total
Currency Misalignment Monitor, March 2023
New monthly index tracks currency misalignment based on latest market rates Dollar is 11.2% overvalued Japanese yen 27.7% undervalued Chinese yuan 18.9% undervalued CMM is
Record U.S. Goods Trade Deficit in 2022 As Electronics, Vietnam Imports Rise
Key Points The U.S. goods trade deficit ballooned to $1.19 trillion in 2022, an increase of 9% from the previous year. This is a U.S.
China Trade Surplus Hits New Record
China ran a record-high trade surplus in 2022 of $878 billion, equivalent to about 4.8% of its GDP.
Chinese Companies Build Factories in Mexico to Exploit “Friendshoring”
Rising levels of foreign direct investment by China into Mexico enables tariff-avoiding shipments of Chinese goods and parts into the U.S.
It’s Productivism, Not Protectionism
Global Rebalancing Will Lead to Global Prosperity European leaders and the media are up in arms over recent U.S. policy decisions to support the reshoring
