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To: ManyMoose who wrote (24273)	11/30/2007 10:31:21 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Manufacturing in China is growing at a faster rate than manufacturing in the US, but manufacturing in the US is growing and has been nearly continuously since the industrial revolution (not quite continuously because of things like the great depression, and shorter pullbacks during some recessions). Manufacturing employment is decreasing in the US, and has been for decades, but that's more about higher productivity than competition from China or elsewhere. You might be surprised but manufacturing employment has also been going down in China in recent years. Their productivity is increasing as well.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (24273)	11/30/2007 8:38:02 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Agreed that Chinese products generally have lower quality, but some are high quality. It really boils down to what the owner of the facility thinks is required to compete. When the owner is the Chinese military, or other government entities the quality tends to be lower. Privately owned companies may be more likely to turn out quality. The other thing to remember is that the Chinese government is subsidizing US purchasers. The exchange rate with the dollar is artificially low because a higher rate would cause a slowdown in their economy. They will not do that forever. I too have a Ryobi drill. It is a 14.4 volt and very seldom does it outperform my 12 volt Dewalt. Only when more tork is required than the 12 volt can generate is it better. So I use it most often because it would be cheaper to replace.