Made In the U.S.A.-- Part 2

Some other interesting facts from the article: Two things helping U.S. industry: The average hourly wage of Chinese factory workers in 2000 was fifty cents. In 2015 it will be $4.50. In 2009, the cost to ship a 40-foot container from China to the U.S. West Coast was $1,184. Now, it is $2,302. THEN AND NOW THEN: workers built the product MANUALLY on assembly line. Earned average HOURLY WAGE of $2.57 in 1960; TODAY it is $24.11. TOP INDUSTRIES included Cars, appliances and textiles. NOW: Workers manage an automated factory line. Some 53% have at least some college edu and nearly 1 in 10 has a graduate or professional degree. TOP THREE INDUSTRIES: food, chemicalls and complex machinery. Interesting Facts. --Cooter cation

Made in the U.S.A.-- Part 1

From the April 22, 2013, Time Magazine by Rana Foroohar and Bill Saporito. Interesting article on the comeback of American manufacturing, sort of. But, I found the graphic at the beginning of the article about items still made in the U.S. and since when: PYREX, 1915, SHARPIE 1964, SLINKY 1945, NEW BALANCE SNEAKERS 1938, TABASCO 1868, MRS. MYERS CLEAN DAY 2000, LOUISVILLE SLUGGER 1894, WEBER GRILLS 1952, RED WING SHOES 1905, CRAYOLA 1903, STANLEY 1843, STETSON HATS 1865, KETTLE (chips) 1982. Very Interesting-- Cooter