Interestingly enough, there is talk that manufacturing in the US is rebounding... to the point that some people are referring to it as a boom. The reasons why it's happening are varied, but it's an interesting phenomenon to observe. I'll be interested to see if it holds up over time...

For more on this idea, see:

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/12/the-inso...

http://business.time.com/2013/03/28/is-the-u-s-manufacturing...