[simon says what]

Yes Bobo... I do remember.

Here is the annual Manufacturing percentage of Total Gross Output for our country.

1998: 24.18%
1999: 23.53%
2000: 22.79%
2001: 21.17%
2002: 20.37%
2003: 19.84%

Manufacturing declined as a percentage in each year. 9/11 without a doubt exacerbated the trend already in place. It did not however, initiate the trend.

[1rudeboy]

I fail to see why you are fixated on percentage of gross output. Why not simply output?