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Why Manufacturing Matters
The nation's nearly 290,000 manufacturing plants are integral to the U.S. economy, generating benefits that go beyond annual production totaling more than $2 trillion dollars. Examples in this infographic show how.
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Created October 2, 2015, Updated April 5, 2022