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> I think where Australia suffers is in things like imported goods (often there's an extra 20-40% markup beyond the maybe 5% higher shipping cost. Oh yeah, cra
by megablast 7y ago
> I think where Australia suffers is in things like imported goods (often there's an extra 20-40% markup beyond the maybe 5% higher shipping cost.
Oh yeah, crazy that somewhere in the middle of nowhere is more expensive than one that is not.
- zxcmx 7y agoSo sure it's hardly the whole logistics story (volume, volume, volume)... but Australia is actually closer to S.E Asia (where a large volume of e.g. electronics goods are made or assembled) than the U.S.