CPA Reshoring Index Shows Manufacturing Import Penetration Hit New Low in Q1 2020
By Steven L. Byers, PhD, and Jeff Ferry The CPA Reshoring Index (CRI) rose to +173 in the first quarter of 2020, indicating that US
Supercharging Infrastructure Spending With Strict Buy America Rules
According to a new CPA analysis, a Congressional five-year $1.5 trillion infrastructure investment plan could create 2.5 million jobs by 2025 while bringing sorely needed
Volvo S60 and Buick Envision Showcase Usefulness of China Tariffs
CPA Trade Counsel argues that if not for tariffs, Volvo wouldn’t be making cars in Charleston. We’d have Buick Envision-type deals of Detroit automakers making in China instead.
A National Manufacturing Strategy for Semiconductors
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist Joe Biden is getting lots of advice from many quarters for his new administration. But last week he got
CPA Urges Action on Vietnam’s Deliberate Currency Manipulation
Sends letter to U.S. Trade Representative in support of Section 301 Trade Case Sends letter to U.S. Trade Representative in support of Section 301 Trade
FDA Releases Massive List of Essential Medicines That Should Be Made In USA
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst Score one for the local pharmaceutical industry. FDA’s essential medicine and critical inputs list gives domestic producers a a
Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Highlights WTO China Folly
By Charles Benoit, CPA Trade Counsel By Charles Benoit, CPA Trade Counsel By the end of 2020, thousands of Chinese electric cars will have descended
How Tariffs Are Benefiting US Manufacturing
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist Last year, the US raised the share of domestic demand for manufactured goods met by US production for the
Heparin Shortages Due to a Dependence on China. Why American Cattle is the Solution.
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst Why are we dependent on China’s pig population for a critical animal source material used in making heparin? Bovine
US chokehold pushes China chip self-sufficiency up the agenda
CPA’s Take : China is planning to spend over $1 trillion on catching up to the US in technology, especially chipmaking. The US must make
