"Hollowing Out" in U.S. Manufacturing: Analysis and Issues for Congress

Levinson, Marc

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Manufacturing industries;    Business;    Industrial production;    Government and business;    Industrial policy;   

RP-ID  :  R41712
RP-ID  :  R41712_2011Mar23

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The health of the U.S. manufacturing sector has been a long-standing concern of Congress. Only a small proportion of U.S. workers are now employed in factories. U.S. factories have stepped up production of goods that require high technological sophistication but relatively little direct labor. In the context of national security, the fact that U.S. manufacturers of vital products are critically dependent upon inputs from abroad is frequently a subject of concern. International comparisons indicate that the United States is in no way unique in its dependence on foreign inputs to manufacturing.