Manufacturing: adapting in difficult times - report

Having seen world trade in goods expand at over 8 per cent a year during the global economic boom of 2003-07, manufacturers are bracing themselves for difficult times. The industry’s problems stem largely from rapidly waning demand but are being compounded by turmoil in the financial sector.

This report examines the opinions of manufacturers from 34 economies and highlights the onset of further difficult times ahead along with ways for manufacturers to mitigate the effects of the global downturn.

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