- If you know where to look, it’s easy to buy American made Apparel!
Buy American. It’s easy if you try.
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What are you wearing America?
November 20, 2011 by rcesark
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US Congress and Dept. of Homeland Security buy only American made goods
November 19, 2011 by rcesark
On Wednesday, September 15th 2010 the US House of Representatives passed two different bills that stipulate that Congress and the Department of Homeland Security buy only American made goods.
The Made in America Act, introduced by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, mandates the Congress to purchase US-made goods and services.
The Berry Amendment Extension Act, a bill introduced by Congressman Larry Kissell, directs the Department of Homeland Security and all of its agencies to purchase clothing and other products made exclusively in America.
Montauk Tackle, a “Made in the U.S.A.” company, also believes in supporting the US economy by making their Fishing T-Shirts,Button-down Dress Shirts and Performance Fishing Shirts right here in America.
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Is Made In America Making A Comeback
November 19, 2011 by rcesark
Is Made In America making a comeback
U.S. exports hit a record $173 billion in March, up 15% from a year-ago and 37% from 2009. The good times for “Made in America” are just getting started, according to a new study from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
In fact, BCG predicts 2015 will be a tipping point of sorts, when global manufacturers will view the U.S. as equal to if not better-than China, senior partner Harold Sirkin tells me in the accompanying video.
“We’re not saying the world’s going to suddenly change and U.S. companies are going to manufacture here for shipment to China,” Sirkin says. “But the U.S. will be a very important place if you’re going to sell into the U.S.”
In making this seemingly outrageous forecast, Sirkin cites the following:
- Rising wages in China plus the strengthening yuan are eroding China’s cost advantage vs. the U.S.
- America’s “very productive, motivated and flexible workforce” is attractive to employers and all aspects of U.S. society — including unions and state governments — are “focused on creating jobs.”
- Intangibles such as the length of the supply chain and the challenges of communicating over multiple time zones work to the advantage of the U.S. (The same is true of Mexico, which BCG says is “also poised to benefit as a low-cost alternative” to China.)
For the record, BCG’s forecast is based on the U.S. regulatory and tax environment remaining the same. This is about “pure economics,” Sirkin says. “If you improve tax rates and regulation, it’ll only make the trend happen faster.”
Clearly this forecast runs against conventional wisdom. But conventional wisdom also holds that America “doesn’t make anything anymore,” which isn’t true either. Since 1972, U.S. manufacturing output has risen nearly 2.5 times, according to BCG.
But U.S. manufacturing employment has fallen nearly 25% in the same time period and few consumer goods are made here anymore, which is why it “feels” worse than the reality; if BCG is even half right, that’s going to change for the better soon.
Aaron Task is the host of The Daily Ticker. You can follow him on Twitter at @atask or email him ataltask@yahoo.com
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Is U.S. Manufacturing Making a Comeback?
November 19, 2011 by rcesark
Great Article From The Harvard Business Review:
A resurgence of U.S. manufacturing seems to be in the offing. With production costs rising in China, some companies are bringing their manufacturing back to the U.S. While it still makes sense to manufacture in China for the booming local market, producing goods in China for the U.S. market is no longer a no-brainer. Made in the USA, some companies are finding, could be a better option.That’s partly confirmed by the data: The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) recently reported that U.S. manufacturing had expanded for 24 consecutive months. Likewise, the Federal Reserve reported a 0.6% increase in manufacturing in July 2011, with a year-on-year gain of 3.8%.
Companies have been discovering that the U.S. can sometimes be a competitive place to make things, especially for the U.S. market. With labor costs rising rapidly in China, it will become even more advantageous to make things in America for America, in the years ahead.
I’ve been following the global movement of jobs for many years and — with two of my colleagues, Michael Zinser and Douglas Hohner — focused recently on why the migration of manufacturing jobs from the U.S. to China had slowed down, and in some cases, is operating in reverse. We found that wages are climbing in China at between 15% and 20% a year. In China’s industrial heartland — which includes the provinces of Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zheijang — productivity-adjusted costs are therefore rapidly converging with the costs in America’s low-cost southern states.
When we adjusted for the productivity advantage of U.S. workers — who, in many cases, produce three times the output of their Chinese counterparts — we found that wage rates in Chinese cities, such as Shanghai and Tianjin, may be around 30% lower than in America’s lowest-cost states. Since wage rates typically account for 20% to 30% of a product’s costs, this will make manufacturing in China just 10% to 15% cheaper than manufacturing in the United States.
With the value of the renminbi continuing to rise, China’s cost advantage will drop to single digits after factoring in inventory and shipping costs, with productivity-adjusted labor costs effectively converging by 2015 or so. This will make states such as Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas attractive low-cost manufacturing hubs for the U.S. market.
U.S. manufacturers are not the only ones moving production. Volkswagen, for example, recently opened a new $1-billion factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Embraer, the Brazilian manufacturer of mid-size commuter jets, recently opened an assembly plant in Melbourne, Florida; and Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems, which builds nuclear power plants and components, is locating a new engineering center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Some companies are reporting temporary shortages of skilled workers such as tool and die technicians. A study by the National Skills Coalition, released at the August 21, 2011, meeting of the Southern Governors Association, affirms this. It found that 52% of employers, as compared to 14% a year ago, in the southern American states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are having trouble filling certain jobs.
While this is a problem, it’s a “good” problem to have. Many solutions exist, all of which would help put more Americans in jobs. The U.S. economy is still hurting, but a part of the economy — the part that many wrote off years ago — may be showing new life: manufacturing.
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Montauk Tackle Co. Apparel-Made In The USA
November 8, 2011 by rcesark
Montauk Tackle Co. Is dedicated to manufacturing its complete offering in the U.S.A. – Milling fabrics in California, Cutting and sewing in NY. Embroidery in NJ. Keeping production in the states creates jobs! Cutting, Sewing, Milling, Trucking, Warehousing, Pick and pack services, embroidery, silk screening, printing, Think about the 100′s of families we have effected in a positive way. And we are just a small start up! Imagine if a big machine brought back production! How many families would they effect in a positive way.
visit www.montauktackle.com
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whats in your house thats made in the usa
November 8, 2011 by rcesark
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Toby Keith-Made In America
November 8, 2011 by rcesark
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