http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/95xx/doc9506/07-17-ChinaTrade.pdf

Discusses factors that would limit the benefit to U.S. manufacturers from a potential appreciation of the Chinese currency. From the Congressional Budget Office.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod5.pdf

Reports a 1.6% increase in productivity in the manufacturing sector in 2006 compared to a 0.4% increase in 2005. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/ma200-05.pdf

Offers statistics on the amount spent by private industry on pollution abatement during 2005. Also includes what the spending covered, spending by state, and by industry sector. Highest anti-pollution spending in Virginia was by paper and chemical manufacturing industries. From the Census Bureau.

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs320tot.pdf

Examines the impact of trade on small U.S.-based manufacturers and concludes that increased international pressures in the form of currency exchange rates led to increased closures of small U.S. manufacturers (those with fewer than 20 employees). From the Small Business Administration.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin.pdf

Reports that 52% of manufacturing industries recorded productivity gains in 2006, compared to 88% in 2005. Unit labor costs declined in 33% of the industries. Offers 2 tables for percentage change in output per hour, output, hours, compensation and unit labor costs in 2005-2006 and for average annual percentage changes for 1987-2006 time period for manufacturing industries by NAICS codes. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.manufacturing.gov/pdf/NSTCIWGMFGRD_March2008_Report.pdf

Highlights three areas of opportunity for federal investments and incentives in manufacturing: manufacturing for the hydrogen economy, nanomanufacturing, and intelligent/integrated manufacturing. Also describes critical technology issues that need to be resolved in each area to make progresss. From the National Science and Technology Council, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf

Offers statistics on output or productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices seasonally adjusted for business, nonfarm business, and manufacturing sectors of the economy. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf

Reports on labor manufacturing productivity in 15 economies, with Korea recording the highest productivity increase at 10.8% followed by Germany and Taiwan. The U.S. increase of 2% ranked it 12th of the 15. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.doe.gov/media/Climate_Vision_Progress_Report.pdf

Reports on progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions from a voluntary public-private partnership program involving industrial companies accounting for nearly 50% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. From the Department of Energy

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf

Reports that productivity increased 1.6% in the business sector from 2006 to 2007 and 2.9% in the manufacturing sector. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ichcc.pdf

Reports that average hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars for production workers in manufacturing among 33 foreign economies were 82% of the U.S. level in 2006. Includes a separate note on compensation costs in China. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.