Chris Savage and Eric Morath talked about manufacturing in the U.S. economy, and they responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the types of products the U.S. manufactures; measurement of manufacturing, the importance of the auto, defense and energy industries; and major issues facing U.S. manufacturing policies. They also discussed President Obama’s and Mitt Romney’s manufacturing policies, and changes in U.S. manufacturing over the last few decades.
This program was part of C-SPAN’s regular Friday “America by the Numbers” series.