Things That Make You Go Boom: U.S. Spending On Military Aircraft Surges Most Since September 11

Now that the subprime-funded "growth dynamo" that kept the US economy chugging along over the past year has finally choked, as we saw yesterday when auto sales posted the weakest print in half a year, there is just one industry that is keeping US factory orders, which have already declined for 13 consecutive months, from an all out implosion.

War.

As the chart below shows, spending on military aircraft (and parts), mostly purchased by US "allies" in the middle east and elsewhere, just soared to $8.2 billion, a 46.9% jump in one month, and the highest monthly spending spree since... Sept.11.

Thank you war.

Comments

[I am Jobe]

Long on Widows and bastard children

Long on Yellow  Ribbons and Bumper Stickers. 

Spreading Democracy thru killing , who would have thought, Merica the great 

[yogibear]

They must be hiring a lot of H1Bs because I know software and hardware engineers that are unemployed.

[I am Jobe]

Only jobs Americans will have is choice between Govt and Fast Food till automation takes over Fast Food, 

[I am Jobe]

US can do beeter than this , more WARS is needed. Come on now ramp up 

[roadhazard]

Trump is going to have the best military on Earth. I guess ten times the next guy already is not enough.

[J Jason Djfmam]

We're gonna bomb the shit outta some folks.

[jakesdad]

usaf - when it absolutely, positively HAS to be destroyed overnight!

(wonder how many are old enough to get that?)