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Changes among global consumers are interested in and have the wherewithal to buy
Foreign Manufacturers U.S.-made products. The old markets used to be confined mostly to
Changes have occurred in countries that Europe, but now there is demand from Latin America, South Asia,
have evolved as manufacturing bases. They are East Asia, and even parts of Africa.
experiencing the challenges of development— The ability of consumers in most of the world to afford U.S.-made
higher inflation, shortage of qualified workers, products has expanded dramatically, and also created a whole new
shortage of management skill, and societal set of opportunities in countries that only played marginal export
demands that could affect their competitiveness. roles in the past.
The advantages that these countries once had in
terms of production costs have been eroding, bringing
these nations much closer to United States and European Dr. Chris Kuehl is an economic analyst for the Fabri-
costs than before. cators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA) based
in Rockford, Il.
More Money in Overseas Markets
With more money in overseas markets than there used to be,
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