Manufacturing in America: A Comprehensive Strategy to Address the Challenges to U.S. Manufacturers

摘要

This 88-page report was released on January 16, 2004, by Secretary of Commerce Donald L. Evans. It comes after a series of over 20 industry-specific roundtables that were held in various cities throughout the United States during 2003. These roundtables were designed to allow representatives from many different industries to identify the problems faced by U.S. manufacturers. The three chapters of the report provide an in-depth analysis of the long-term trends affecting the U.S. manufacturing sector, a report on the views expressed at the 2003 roundtables, and a series specific recommendations for action by the federal government to better support manufacturers as they face the challenges of the global marketplace. An appendix lists the dates and places of the roundtables, and includes the names of the participants.