Global manufacturing in decline

[BlasterBates]

Manufacturing decline is a global phenomenen.

Decline Of Manufacturing Is Global Phenomenon: The World Is Better Off Because Of It - Seeking Alpha

Is this due to cheap money on Mars?

Apparently there has been a spike in Extraterrastrial GDP due to space probes.

[Mich the Tester]

Yeah, global manufacturing 'as a share of gdp' might be declining, but seeing as there are more and more people wanting to buy more and more stuff, it can't be declining in total.

[BrilloPad]

"In reality, the chart above shows that the decline in U.S. manufacturing as share of GDP between 1970 and 2010 is a really a global phenomenon as the entire world becomes increasingly a services-intensive economy. "

Hopefully soon we will all have those printers that can make objects.

[sasguru]

Yeah, global manufacturing 'as a share of gdp' might be declining, but seeing as there are more and more people wanting to buy more and more stuff, it can't be declining in total.

Don't confuse the cretin.

[AtW]

The share is declining because due to outsourced jobs to China stuff has become much cheaper overall.

[BlasterBates]

Don't confuse the cretin.

I always find it amusing when someone can't spot sarcasm....