According to official data, the U.S. aerospace industry generated a trade surplus of $56.4 billion in 2012, the largest of any manufacturing industry. Exports are important to the domestic industry, with almost half of all domestic aerospace production exported. In addition, the Commerce Department found that the aerospace industry supports more jobs through exports than any other industry.

The government of China has decided to assist domestic shipbuilders by subsidizing the purchase of new ships to the tune of 1,500 yuan per gross ton (approximately $241*) until the end of 2015

According to China’s official Xinhua news agency, the government will refund 50 percent of solar producers’ value added tax from October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015 in order to prop up the struggling sector.