Economic Benefits of American Energy Ripple Across the Country
Mary Schaper
Posted April 25, 2014
Report: Natural Gas Helps Make U.S. a ‘Rising Star’ of Global Manufacturing Again
Reuters: Call it the comeback kid.
A new ranking of the competitiveness of the world's top 25 exporting countries says the United States is once again a "rising star" of global manufacturing thanks to falling domestic natural gas prices, rising worker productivity and a lack of upward wage pressure.
The report, released on Friday by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG,) found that while China remains the world's No. 1 country in terms of manufacturing competitiveness, its position is "under pressure" as a result of rising labor and transportation costs and lagging productivity growth.
The United States, meanwhile, which has lost nearly 7.5 million industrial jobs since employment in the sector peaked in 1979 as manufacturers shipped production to low-cost countries, is now No. 2 in terms of overall competitiveness, BCG said.
Read more: http://reut.rs/1mI54nq
More industry news:
-
Shale Riches Helping South Texas Towns Pay for Upgrades: http://bit.ly/1lNY0bJ
-
Opinion: Cuomo Needs to Make Final Decision on Fracking: http://stargaz.tt/1ikwJvc
-
Appalachian Shales Continue Natural Gas Boom: http://bit.ly/1lO2Rdd
-
North Dakota’s Airports Get Busy, Thanks to Oil Surge: http://buswk.co/1ntHPQv
-
New England Democrats Seek More Natural Gas: http://washex.am/1nNE9Gy
-
Is There a STEM Crisis in This Country? http://uscham.com/1rtW4V5
About The Author
Mary Schaper is a Digital Communications Manager for the American Petroleum Institute. She previously worked on Capitol Hill for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee as Digital Director and for Senator Lisa Murkowski. Before coming to D.C., she spearheaded digital strategy for Murkowski's successful Senate write-in campaign in 2010. Schaper enjoys traveling and taking in the local culture alongside her husband, their son and loyal springer spaniel.