Decimation? Of the labor force, maybe. The U.S. is still the largest manufacturer in the world:
http://blog.american.com/2011/01/the-demise-of-america%E2%80...
We manufactured more in 2009 than Germany, Japan, Italy and the U.K. combined. China's growing fast, but we're still outputting something like 40% more.
Decimation? Of the labor force, maybe. The U.S. is still the largest manufacturer in the world:
http://blog.american.com/2011/01/the-demise-of-america%E2%80...
We manufactured more in 2009 than Germany, Japan, Italy and the U.K. combined. China's growing fast, but we're still outputting something like 40% more.