The American consumer market is larger than the EU and China's combined(en.wikipedia.org)
3 pointsby jjmarr3 hours ago4 comments
  • jsiepkes2 hours ago
    That's a pretty bold claim. Seemingly by adding some numbers without explanation. Since you didn't bother to explain why you think you can draw that conclusion from those numbers, I won't bother to do the opposite.

    Sufficient to say: You can't draw that conclusion from those metrics.

    • jjmarr2 hours ago
      If you add together the sizes of the EU + Chinese markets in nominal dollars it's less than the American one.

      I used nominal dollars over PPP because that is what determines where multinationals choose to sell products. If one sells something for $5 in China and $10 in the USA, the PPP adjustment doesn't result in one receiving $17.

      I'm not sure what other mechanisms I'd use to measure the size of the consumer market. Physical volume or mass?

  • tromp2 hours ago
    According to that table, it's larger than the EU and China and India combined (with the leftover enough to include Belgium as well).
  • _Microft2 hours ago
    Nominally. Corrected for purchasing power, it’s only approximately 50% higher than either of them.
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