Manufacturing Research and Reports
The Escalating Cost Crisis: An Update on Structural Cost Pressures Facing U.S. Manufacturers Structural costs for domestic manufacturers increased from 22.4 percent to 31.7 percent between 2003 and 2006 compared to nine major trading partners, according to this report. The report updates the 2003 study, How Structural Costs Imposed on U.S. Manufacturers Harm Workers and Threaten Competitiveness.
The Facts About Modern Manufacturing The manufacturing sector -- more than any other -- is driving the current U.S. economic recovery but faces unprecedented challenges, according to the seventh edition of this comprehensive resource. The report spotlights the latest U.S. government statistics, NAM economic analysis, and corporate success stories about manufacturing in America.
The Future Success of Small and Medium Manufacturers Small and medium manufacturers play a major role in the U.S. economy that is not well understood by policy makers and the media. In 2001, The Manufacturing Institute published its first booklet detailing the role of small and medium manufacturers in the economy. The 2001-2003 recession made dramatic changes in U.S. manufacturing in many ways. Our industry today is much different than it was at the end of the last decade. This report fills this gap in understanding about small and medium manufacturers.
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