2014 A.T. Kearney Reshoring Index Down from 2013

Despite the promotion that reshoring is on the rise, a report from consulting firm A.T. Kearney indicates that 2014 actually saw increased offshoring. The 2014 Reshoring Index is the first in a series of studies looking at the rate and pace of manufacturing operations returning to the United States. In this inaugural index, manufactured goods flows are tracked over a 10-year period to show the change in ratio between U.S. manufacturing imports and gross output. The index is expected to show a year-over-year decline, lower by 20 basis points from 2013, as offshoring to foreign manufacturing markets outpaces reshoring.

The Reshoring Index depicts the flow of capital rather than shifts in physical assets or employment levels and is intended to normalize changes in market demand with the recognition that an increase in U.S. manufacturing does not equal an increase in reshoring.

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