>That is one of the biggest arguments against the accuracy of current figures. All manufacturing which occurs overseas by companies that reside here in the U.S. is counted in the GNP. In reality, those numbers belong in the country where the manufacturing occurs. I've read that written by a few economists.

That would be a new product - shredded statistics. That would sell...

Really, what would remain of the statistics if this would apply - to assign profits to where the value was created, not where the HQ is. Who knows how many top 10 lists would be fundamentally reshuffled.