The engineers behind the export boom

摘要

Chicago, IL—America's vibrant econo-my of the mid 1990s has been fueled in large part by surging exports of manufactured goods, which now make up nearly 11% of our gross domestic product—up from just 7.5% a decade ago. And strong exports should continue well into the next century, with the world's economies growing at an average of 4% a year, nearly double the average rate in the 20 years ending in 1993. Not only have engineers created the new technology that has fed the export boom, but they often carry that new technology to customers all around the globe.