Season 4, Episode 7: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week Dr. Kuehl responds to a membership question regarding manufacturing in 2024.

ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 4, Episode 7 (8:05 in length), Dr. Kuehl answers a question that refers to 2024 manufacturing, and if this is the year that we will recover?

• Has manufacturing ever stopped being great??
• What % of total manufacturing value in the world does the United States dominate?
• What country challenges the United States when it comes to manufacturing?
• What the United States produces is high quality, expensive, and high value. Will that change?
• How many people are actually working in manufacturing? What is the reality?
• Going into 2024, where is the shift when it comes to trade relations?
• Trade relationships – who have we always favored?
• The producer or the consumer?
• With more production coming into the United States, what are the pros and cons?

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