Manufacturing exports are higher than ever despite having five million less workers compared to the

At the trustee meeting in Washington, Gary heard from Chad Moutray, chief economist of the National Association of Manufacturers. Dr. Moutray said manufacturing exports are higher than ever despite having five million less workers compared to the year 2000. He felt that the yardstick of manufacturing success should not be based solely on the number of manufacturing workers since automation has had a big impact.