0 8 ), ▁the ▁most ▁out ▁of ▁any ▁country . ▁ ▁While ▁econom ists ▁who ▁have ▁studied ▁global ization ▁agree ▁imports ▁have ▁had ▁an ▁effect , ▁the ▁timing ▁of ▁import ▁growth ▁does ▁not ▁match ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁income ▁inequality . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁imports ▁of ▁manufact ured ▁goods ▁from ▁low - w age ▁countries ▁total led ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 % ▁of ▁US ▁gross ▁domestic ▁product . ▁ ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁that ▁the ▁US ▁imported ▁more ▁manufact ured ▁goods ▁from ▁low - w age ▁( develop ing ) ▁countries ▁than ▁from ▁high - w age ▁( ad vanced ) ▁econom ies . ▁I ne quality ▁increased ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 1 0 ▁de cade ▁not ▁because ▁of ▁st agn ating ▁w ages ▁for ▁less - sk illed ▁workers , ▁but ▁because ▁of ▁acceler ating ▁in comes ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ 0 . 1 %. ▁ ▁Author ▁Tim othy ▁No ah ▁estimates ▁that ▁" tra de ", ▁increases ▁in ▁imports ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁just ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁" Gre at ▁D iver gence " ▁in ▁income ▁distribution . ▁ ▁Journal ist ▁James ▁Su row ieck i ▁notes ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 5 0 ▁years , ▁companies ▁and ▁the ▁se ctors ▁of ▁the ▁economy ▁providing ▁the ▁most ▁employ ment ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁– ▁major ▁ret ail ers , ▁restaurant ▁ch ains , ▁and ▁super mark ets ▁– ▁are ▁ones ▁with ▁lower ▁profit ▁marg ins ▁and