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Re:The De-Electrification of the U.S. Economy by tcoppi on Thursday April 13, 2017 @08:48PM (#14111936)
> The decline in the industrial sector seems more likely correlated to the general decline of US manufacturing capacity.

There hasn't really been a decline, simply a plateauing https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/OUTMS

It is probably more related to general efficiency and productivity improvements that affect every sector.

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Re:The De-Electrification of the U.S. Economy by tyingq on Thursday April 13, 2017 @09:00PM (#14111986)
The chart shows the decline in industrial as the most changed of the 3. I would guess that capacity being flat-ish would be a big factor.
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