1.
Manufacturing
moves back
to the U.S.
Interest in reshoring manufacturing
to the U.S.is growing
The U.S.is expected to account
for a larger share of production
capacity for goods consumed
in the U.S.
Reshoring is likely to lead to more U.S.
factory jobs
U.S.-based manufacturers that are
“considering” or “actively considering”
moving some production from
China to the U.S.
Around three times as many companies plan to add
U.S. manufacturing jobs within five years than plan to
decrease manufacturing jobs
U.S.-based manufacturers
that are actively
reshoring
37%
54%
7% 16%
2012 20122014 2014
Decrease by at least 5% 17%
34%
50%
Remain flat
Increase by at least 5%
Reshored production and rising
exports could create 600,000 to
1 million direct manufacturing
jobs within a decade
But other factors are also influencing decisions
on where to locate manufacturing
The skilled workforce is one U.S. advantage…
Companies that
moved production
from the U.S.
to gain better
access to skilled
workers
Companies that
moved production
to the U.S. to gain
better access to
skilled workers
17%74%
Changing cost structures are a
driving force
100
2004
100
2014
117
2004
121
2014
Germany China
86
2004
96
2014
France
115
2004
124
2014
Japan
107
2004
111
2014
United
States
The position of the U.S. has improved against most other
major manufacturing export economies, according to
BCG’s Global Cost-Competitive Index. The U.S. is the
benchmark index score of 100.
+0 +9 +4 +10 +4
United States
China Asia, excluding
China
Mexico
44%
in the 2013 survey
Up from
47%2014 survey
Western Europe
How much of
your production
of goods sold in the
U.S. is expected to
be in the following
regions 5 years
from now?
14%
Down from
12%
Down from
10%
Down from
Slight decline
11%
7% 8%
10%
Proximity
to
customers
Ease
of
business
Better
quality
and yield
Lower
shipping
costs
Shorter
supply
chains
71%69% 79%74% 78%
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