The second half of the 20th century saw globalization thrive. Supply chains expanded across the globe, pursuing cheap and reliable labor as shipping costs plummeted. China’s ascent flooded the market ...

Japans manufacturing activity showed signs of stabilization in December, ending a five-month period of contraction, as demand ...

Salesforce has launched clouds for manufacturing and consumer product goods companies as it continues to target industries and take on the likes of SAP and Oracle through its customer-focused platform ...

U.S. manufacturing of durable goods, which has been lagging the wider recovery of the U.S. economy, hit an all-time high in June when $270.5B worth of goods was produced. This brings total ...

Manufacturing is going digital—but it isn't easy. Domestic manufacturers employ 150,000 software developers and programmers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Seems like a hefty number, ...

The chart above shows manufacturing output as a share of GDP, for both the “world less the U.S.” and the U.S. alone, using United Nations data for GDP and its components at current prices in U.S.

Two measures commonly used by the government to measure manufacturing’s overall impact on society are badly underestimating the impact of that critical sector. One is the proportion of gross domestic ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Economic activity in America’s manufacturing sector rose ...

Editor’s Note: Hinh T. Dinh currently serves as a Lead Economist in the Office of the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank in Washington DC. He is the lead author of the “Light ...

LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - Global manufacturing activity is surging as government support programmes and low interest rates protect consumers' incomes while restrictions on leisure travel and other ...