host: frank vargo, can we get in response? guest: unfortunately, this reflects the very poor condition of housing and construction market. certainly, one of the things that we look for is for the market to come back. that will take some time. when we look at the exported construction equipment, that is not the only thing. we are a huge exporter of power tools, aircraft, power- generating equipment, and on and on. what we need to do is export more of everything we make. one thing the national association of manufacturers did was compare u.s. manufacturers, how much we produce and export, and compare them with a major manufacturing economy is of the world. out of 15 countries, we ran 15 for the proportion of the manufactured goods that we export. we need to change the policies that are restraining our exports so we can sell more and get those good, high-paying jobs. jobs in the export industry tend to pay more. host: the average wage of the manufacturer in 2010, $23.17 per hour. in 2006, $20.78. next phone call. caller: i wanted

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