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Value of Manufactured Output – US$/person/year Since the beginning of this century the quantitative approach to the study of economic growth and development got an important stimulus from the increased availability of official statistics on income, output and expenditure. The creation of national accounts on a consistent basis for many countries greatly facilitated systematic comparison of economic performance of nations. However, cross country comparisons of levels of per capita income and productivity have remained relatively scarce. The main reason for this is probably the lack of an appropriate way of converting national income and output for all nations into a common currency. While examining the Value of manufactured output around the world, data confirm that North America and Europe have a major trading industry. For example, the U.S and Rus