Astro Manufacturing & Design employee Tom Kmetz machines a part in Eastlake, Ohio February 15, 2012. (REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk)
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Amid Fiscal Uncertainty, Manufacturing Is Up
May 20, 2012, Martin Neil Baily and Bruce Katz
Amid continuing mixed signals about the state of the economy, one notable bright spot is the revival of U.S. manufacturing. In the latest "How We're Doing" index, Martin Baily and Bruce Katz look at the past five quarters of economic data to explore how growth in manufacturing is helping to support the nation's fragile economic recovery.