Majority of Large Manufacturers Are Now Planning or Considering ‘Reshoring’ from China to the U.S.

bcg.com ^ | September 24, 2013

[Jeff Chandler]

Energy costs will also play a role.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Translation: Fracking has made energy cheaper and the Chinese workers are getting uppity, whereas the Obama depression has put US workers right where we want them.

[FatherofFive]

The top three factors cited as driving future decisions on production locations were labor costs (cited by 43 percent of respondents), proximity to customers (35 percent), and product quality (34 percent).

0bama has destroyed wages and the middle class, created a huge mass of unemployed, so we are now cost competitive.

[ßuddaßudd]

More union jobs? oh goody?

[Olog-hai]

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[ckilmer]

This is the picture of manufacturing as of Apr 25, 2014

[DannyTN]

Yeah right.

Let me know when it happens.

[Obadiah]

Ha, ha. That was my first thought.

[Wyatt's Torch]

Energy costs (particularly nat gas) are playing a huge role in reshoring.

[DannyTN]

"“These findings confirm that the reshoring trend is more than anecdotal,”

No a poll that says pretty much the same thing as last years poll does not confirm anything.

Significant actual reshoring would confirm it.

[ckilmer]

April 2014

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Glad to see Mexico is a rising star also. Might take some pressure off of the border.

[1rudeboy]

Well, we have reasonably cheap energy for now. But Obama’s on it.

[ckilmer]

[Vigilanteman]

We didn’t reshore from China, but we did from Indonesia. Even with competent and efficient Singaporeans running the factory, there were just too many Muslim holidays in Indonesia for us to keep track. By the time we got our orders, the needs had completely changed.

[faithhopecharity]

Not much chance. At least not with the current assault on American business, investment, and jobs . Perhaps other countries with low labor costs , yes. Or somewhat more if USA ever returns to a pro- economic growth, pro- jobs national policy. Or even just neutral

[Digger]

Could the robotics issue be a consideration?

[Nextrush]

How about jobs for the new cheap labor pool to be created by amnesty.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

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