1. The Decline in Number of U.S. Manufacturing Plants A Problem Much Deeper Than Runaway Plants PA-116 Presented by: Dan Meckstroth, Ph.D. Vice President and Chief Economist dmeckstroth@mapi.net

2. Figure 1 – Manufacturing Plant Closings and Openings Source(s): U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

3. Figure 2 – Number of Manufacturing Plants Source(s): U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and MAPI

4. Figure 3 – U.S. Manufacturing Affiliates’ Sales by Destination Source(s): U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and MAPI

5. Figure 4 – Manufacturing Gross Output and Intermediate Purchases Source(s): U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and MAPI Value-Added

6. Figure 5 – Manufacturing Imports’ Share of Intermediate Purchases of Manufactured Goods Source(s): U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and MAPI

7. Figure 6 – Manufacturing Plants and Share of Economic Output Source(s): U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and MAPI

8. A Sign of Progress: Manufacturing Trade Is Moving in a Favorable Direction Figure 7 – Import and Export Shares in Manufacturing Source(s): U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and MAPI

9. Figure 8 – Manufacturing Net Exports (Exports Minus Imports) Source(s): U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and MAPI