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Manufacturing's Economic Impact: So Much Bigger Than We Think

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Feb 16, 2016
Stephen Gold
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Global Economy, Competitiveness, Economic Environment, Labor, Money & Finance, GDP, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

Americans are surrounded by manufactured goods at home and work— so how can the manufacturing sector represent only 11% of GDP? The explanation is that it doesn’t. MAPI Foundation research examining the full value chain reveals that manufacturing accounts for 32% of GDP. We also find that the manufacturing multiplier is almost three times as high as official data suggest.

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