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		derobert on Aug 22, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Amazon Can't Make A Kindle In the USA When you say "all manufacturing is outside the US", you have a very interesting definition of all. You may want to check UNIDO's industrial statistics, for then you'd find that the largest manufacturer country is not China, Japan, Taiwan, etc… it's the US.

bzbarsky on Aug 23, 2011 [–]

The US does different sorts of manufacturing from China/Japan/Taiwan. There is not that much electronics manufacturing in the US.

But yes, by value of output, the US is a major manufacturer; we especially specialize in manufacturing large expensive stuff.

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