China has lost its position as the world's lowest-cost components manufacturer

Posted by dreamz on Wednesday May 20, 2009 @09:25AM
from the straitstimes.com dept.

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Money/Story/STIStory_379347.html

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Re:China has lost its position as the world's lowest-cost co... by tokenadult on Wednesday May 20, 2009 @09:52AM (#618518)

"The United States has also significantly closed the gap to the degree that China's total manufacturing costs are now only six percent below those of American factories, the study by AlixPartners business consultants indicated."

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"It compared the cost of making the items in China, India, Brazil and Mexico versus the US, tracking changes over three years in factors such as labour, overheads, exchange rates, transportation, and raw material costs."

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Re:China has lost its position as the world's lowest-cost co... by moe on Thursday May 21, 2009 @06:56AM (#620197)

Yes, most of my gadgets used to be Made in China. Nowadays they are Made in P.R.C.

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Re:China has lost its position as the world's lowest-cost co... by hboon on Wednesday May 20, 2009 @10:35AM (#618597)

Are you from Singapore?

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