21.   Goldilocks also ships goods from its Hayward manufacturing plant to retailers across the country.

22.   He said the low cost of labor and fabric in those countries makes up for the cost of shipping the goods back to the United States.

23.   His thinking is that robust manufacturing only spurs growth when goods are shipped and sold.

24.   In some cases, goods were shipped, but were so inferior compared with what was promised that the transaction amounted to fraud.

25.   Instead, Stolp believes, the United States is shipping more goods to its own maquiladoras in Mexico.

26.   Inventories are also low across the country, so transportation companies stand to benefit as companies need to produce and ship more goods.

27.   Instead, they pass the order along electronically to manufacturers or distributors who then ship the goods from their own warehouses direct to the buyer.

28.   International courier companies ship goods overseas on passenger flights for clients such as Federal Express, UPS and Emery Worldwide.

29.   Latin America is the only region of the world where the United States still ships more goods then it imports.

30.   Local distributors can ship goods more cheaply than those farther away, and shipping costs on products like toilet paper and bleach can quickly outweigh profit margins.