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2012-09-06 Economy

US Slips Down the Ranks of Global Competitiveness

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Posted by Fred 2012-09-06 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [165 views ] Top

#1 This is the top 30 of the 2012--2013 report [Wikipedia]

1. Switzerland 5.72 (--)
2. Singapore 5.67 (--)
3. Finland 5.55 (+1)
4. Sweden 5.53 (-1)
5. Netherlands 5.50 (+2)
6. Germany 5.48 (--)
7. United States 5.47 (-2)
8. United Kingdom 5.45 (+2)
9. Hong Kong SAR 5.41 (+2)
10. Japan 5.40 (-1)
11. Qatar 5.38 (+3)
12. Denmark 5.29 (-4)
13. Taiwan 5.28 (--)
14. Canada 5.27 (-2)
15. Norway 5.27 (+1)
Austria 5.22 (+3)
Belgium 5.21 (-2)
18. Saudi Arabia 5.19 (+1)
South Korea 5.12 (+5)
20. Australia 5.12 (--)
France 5.11 (-3)
Luxembourg 5.09 (+1)
New Zealand 5.09 (+2)
24. United Arab Emirates 5.07 (+3)
25. Malaysia 5.06 (−4)
Israel 5.02 (-4)
Ireland 4.91 (+2)
Brunei 4.87 (--)
China 4.83 (-3)
30. Iceland 4.74 (--)

Posted by Bobby 2012-09-06 05:54|| 2012-09-06 05:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Absent from that list - Mexico.

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-09-06 08:17|| 2012-09-06 08:17|| Front Page Top

#3 That list looks a bit daft.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-09-06 11:15|| 2012-09-06 11:15|| Front Page Top

#4 It's a race to the bottom, an we don't compete for the Silver.

Posted by Glavins Whamble9091 2012-09-06 12:16|| 2012-09-06 12:16|| Front Page Top

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