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The purpose of this report is to characterize US innovation and industrial competitiveness in manufacturing. It includes tracking domestic manufacturing activity and its supply chain in order to develop a quantitative depiction of U.S. manufacturing in the context of the domestic economy and global industry.
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(2017),
Annual Manufacturing Review: 2017, Advanced Manufacturing Series (NIST AMS), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AMS.100-12
(Accessed October 10, 2025)