How about the berries, available from your local supermarket; imported from Brazil and put in plastic bags here, then marketed as product of Australia. :bat:
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How about the berries, available from your local supermarket; imported from Brazil and put in plastic bags here, then marketed as product of Australia. :bat:
I work for a national retailer and I would say that 90+% of what we sell comes from China or other Asian countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan and Thailand. With our levels of health and safety, environmental protections (although some of that leave a bit to be desired), wage structures, and costs of essentials like water, power along with rates and taxes - we will never see a return to "Australian Made". As we have attained and come to enjoy higher levels of living standards over the years we can no longer compete unless we return to a protectionist philosophy (which won't happen) the playing field is no longer level. Everyone (governments) want Free Trade Agreements which will never work in our favour due to our diminishing levels of exports. I'd like to be wrong on this one.
Is a product really an export if it only goes to one country and that country owns the company that produce the product anyway?
There is a town in Japan called UsaQuote:
Originally Posted by gromit
If you think about it a bit, yes. Ownership of a company means that the owner gets the dividends in exchange for providing capital. Consider that the only part of the sale price for the product going to dividends is what is left after operating expenses. For most businesses, the proportion of the product that represents dividends is less than 10% of the sale price, probably on average much less. Of course, some (or a lot) of the "profit" that does not go in dividends goes into increasing the value of the company - which eventually means the company can be sold for more than was paid for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChookD2
And where are the expenses going? Depending on the business, the major expenses are likely to be taxes and government fees, local, state, and federal, rent, wages and salaries, contractors, depreciation, borrowings. All except the last are spent locally, and depreciation represents money that needs to be put aside to replace equipment in the future. Depending on the business, typically a lot of this is spent locally.
I think it has to have a higher percentage than that to allow them to use "made in the USA".Quote:
Originally Posted by 1950landy
I remember about 30years ago in the UK that someone commented that a Volvo could have a "made in Britain" logo because the percentage of parts sourced from the UK was high enough at the time.
Probably an urban myth but it makes you think.....
Colin
An Urban myth, I'd say. VOLVOs don't have enough British parts in them.... Proof ? - they don't rain INside onto your feet ![bigwhistle]
'Made in Australia' is defined by several rules (see link below) which includes at least 50% of the total cost of production or manufacture occurring in Australia.
The requirements for an ‘Australian Made’ good or product to be considered fair dinkum
That Ozpig shown above is interesting as I know someone who manufactures custom smokers/cookers and charges about twice the $450 price quoted, although it varies depending on size and options. His use much thicker steel than in the cheap Chinese ones.
Chinese products don't have to be cheap and nasty, it can depend on the choices made by the importer.
Someone who was having cookware made in China told me the factory representative told him to choose the price he wanted to sell it for in Australia and then work backwards to calculate how much he was prepared to pay at the factory gate in China. The factory guy then produced an example of the quality of cookware which could be available at that amount. Higher or lower quality was available if the price was varied.
Ultimately, it comes down to what consumers are prepared to pay. That's why the same products can sell at significantly different prices in various countries.
this is key.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
there are many well made products that come from china.
take ipads for example. good build quality and made in china.
Even in a light shower, my Land Cruiser 'tilly lets in more water down through the dash than the Titanic's bridge!Quote:
Originally Posted by superquag
Many years ago I drove an FJ40 hardtop from Townsville to Brisbane in the start of the wet. I got wetter than I ever have in a Landrover! The seal between the top of the windscreen and the hardtop didn't!