
Henry Paulson, U.S. Treasury Secretary, mentioned that America leads by far in manufacturing output during today's press conference. Here's some stats from The Economist's "Pocket World in Figures, 2008 Edition".
Largest Industrial Output (Top 5, in billions of dollars)
1. USA 2,732
2. Japan 1,360
3. China 1,072
4. Germany 838
5. UK 572
Largest Manufacturing Output (Top 5, in billions of dollars)
1. USA 1,738
2. Japan 952
3. China 760
4. Germany 643
5. UK 330
Largest Services Output (Top 5, in billions of dollars)
1. USA 9,561
2. Japan 3,083
3. Germany 1,928
4. France 1,638
5. UK 1,605