Managing the Reality of Offshore Assembly: Where U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Went*
| China | India | Other Asia |
Mexico | Other Latin |
Eastern Europe |
Other | |
| Aerospace | 33% | 0% | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Appliances | 47% | 0% | 21% | 26% | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Auto parts | 17% | 20% | 0% | 49% | 2% | 12% | 0% |
| Automobiles | 33% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% |
| Electronics | 48% | 5% | 24% | 9% | 0% | 11% | 3% |
| Household goods | 33% | 0% | 20% | 20% | 13% | 0% | 13% |
| Industrial equipment | 36% | 7% | 4% | 36% | 0% | 10% | 7% |
| Metal fabrication | 44% | 0% | 11% | 26% | 11% | 4% | 4% |
| Plastics, glass and rubber | 28% | 0% | 4% | 36% | 4% | 16% | 12% |
| Sporting goods and toys | 89% | 0% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
*January-March 2004
China is a primary offshore production destination for companies that manufacture sporting goods and toys, electronics and electrical equipment, appliances, and fabricated metal products. Mexico is a prime destination for auto part manufacturers.
Source: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
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