PwC Manufacturing Barometer finds high robotics uptake but concerns over strong US Dollar

Posted on 8 Apr 2015 by Tim Brown

US manufacturers plan to hire skilled workers and invest in businesses, while overseas expansion declines, reflecting elevated concern regarding the strong dollar and increased foreign competition, according to the PwC Manufacturing Barometer for Q1 2015.

The Q1 2015 PwC Manufacturing Barometer survey, which canvassed the opinion of 58 senior executives from large US manufacturing firms, found that although the potential impact of the strong dollar is causing uncertainty, optimism among US manufacturers regarding the direction of the domestic economy continues to rise. The broad sense of optimism about overall economic conditions…

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