Washington Post (December 12, 2013)
2013/ 12/ 14 by jd in Global News
Manufacturing has bounced back in the U.S. since the Great Recession, rising each year since 2010. “Profits are soaring — in 2012, after-tax profits of manufacturing firms hit a record high of $290 billion. Share values have soared with them. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Industrials Index has risen 59 percent more than the overall 500-stock index since 2009.”
Tags: Great Recession, Industrials, Manufacturing, Profits, S&P 500, Share values, U.S.
