Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index 2013

2013
Global Manufacturing
Competitiveness Index

About this study
To learn how manufacturing CEOs and other senior leaders view their industry's competitiveness around
the world, the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL)’s Global Manufacturing Industry group and
The U.S. Council on Competitiveness (Council) have undertaken a multi-year Global Competitiveness
in Manufacturing initiative. The initiative is based, in part, on the responses of more than 550 senior
manufacturing executives worldwide to a wide-ranging survey discussing the current business environment
and global competitiveness in the manufacturing sector. The study also draws on select interviews with key
manufacturing players as well as unique insights provided by the professionals at Deloitte member firms,
the Council, Indian Institute of Management — Lucknow, and Clemson University. For more information
concerning the specifics of this study and its participants, please consult the appendix.
Cover photos: Photograph courtesy of Lockheed Martin Corporation, Applied Materials, and United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters

Preface
We are pleased to present the 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index, a collaboration
between Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (Deloitte) and The U.S. Council on Competitiveness
(Council). This study, gathering data from more than 550 CEOs and senior manufacturing leaders in
2012, is part of a multi-year initiative to better understand the trends creating a hyper-competitive
global manufacturing environment.
This study examines the highly complex forces driving the future of manufacturing and many of the
structural changes reshaping the global economy. Manufacturing today includes all facets of research,
development, production, sales, distribution, logistics, customer service, marketing, and support. It
extends from the making of physical products to the delivery of services. Properly understanding the
breadth of manufacturing is essential to enacting policies to improve standards of living and be more
competitive in the long term.
The digital revolution and pace of technological change also profoundly impact the way that
business and production are organized. Digital technologies have made many facets of the global
economy nearly borderless. In an earlier era, the location of natural resources often determined where
manufacturing would take place. In today’s economy, knowledge, know-how, technology, creativity
and capital are the most important resources for production, and they are highly mobile.
Not surprisingly, national economies and firms are growing more sophisticated in their ability to react to
these changes and, where possible, leverage them to their advantage. The findings of the study confirm
that the global competitive landscape for manufacturing will continue to undergo transformational
shifts that will redefine the drivers of economic growth, wealth creation, national prosperity and
national security.
We would also especially like to extend our sincere gratitude to all the executives around the world
who took the time to share their valuable insights about the current and future states of global
manufacturing competitiveness.
Yours sincerely,
Samuel R. Allen
Chairman
Council on Competitiveness
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Deere & Co
Joseph Echevarria
Chief Executive Officer
Deloitte LLP (Deloitte U.S.)
Deborah L. Wince-Smith
President & CEO

2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index
Contents
1 The Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index
6 Global drivers of manufacturing competitiveness
27 The impact of public policy
29 Conclusion
31 Appendix A: Supplemental country analysis for top 10 GMCI nations
51 Appendix B: Index methodology
62 Acknowledgements
65 Figure and table endnotes
71 Text endnotes
71 Definitions

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Highlights from the 2013 Global
Manufacturing Competitiveness Index
• The 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index
report prepared by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Limited (DTTL) Global Manufacturing Industry group
and the Council on Competitiveness includes more
than 550 survey responses from senior manufacturing
executives around the world with 39.7 percent from
North America, 28.5 percent from Asia, 21.0 percent
from Europe, 5.4 percent from South America and
5.4 percent from Australia. Fourty-six percent of
respondents identified themselves as chairman, CEO,
or president, another 40 percent as managing director,
senior vice-president, or general managers while the
other 14 percent included directors, legal counsel, and
others that completed the survey on behalf of the CEO.
(Appendix B3 and B4, page 54)
• Consistent with the 2010 GMCI, China was again
ranked the most competitive manufacturing nation
in the world today and five years from now of the 38
countries ranked by executives. (Table 1, page 2)
• Five developed economy nations were ranked in the top
10 today: Germany (ranked second), the U.S. (third),
South Korea (fifth), Canada (seventh) and Japan (tenth),
while five emerging economy nations were also ranked
in the top 10 today: China (first), India (fourth), Taiwan
(sixth), Brazil (eighth), and Singapore (ninth).
(Table 1, page 2)
• Five years from now, emerging economy nations surge
to occupy the top three spots, with China retaining the
top spot, and India and Brazil moving up to claim the
second and third rankings, respectively. Brazil’s jump
from eighth to third is the largest jump expected over
the next five years. And, Vietnam moves into the top 10
as the tenth most competitive nation. (Table 1, page 2)
• Developed economy nations slip lower in the executive
rankings in five years with Germany moving from
second to fourth, the U.S. from third to fifth, South
Korea from fifth to sixth, Canada from seventh to eighth
and Japan falls out of the top 10 moving from tenth to
twelfth. (Table 1, page 2)
• Through a regional lens, five years from now the
Americas continues to show significant manufacturing
strength with the U.S., Brazil, Canada and Mexico all in
the top 15 most competitive nations. But the continued
shift to Asia is unquestionable with 10 of the top 15
most competitive nations in five years. And the message
for European nations is sobering: Only Germany among
the European nations remains in the top 15 most
competitive nations five years from now.
(Table 1, page 2)
• Again consistent with the 2010 GMCI, talent-driven
innovation is deemed the most critical driver of
a nation’s competitiveness among the 10 major
categories of drivers. Within talent-driven innovation,
the quality and availability of scientists, researchers
and engineers and the quality and availability of skilled
production workers are ranked as the first and second
most important of the 40 individual sub-components of
competitiveness drivers. (Table 3b, page 7)
• Catapulting into the second most important driver
position is the economic, trade, financial and tax system
of a nation, moving up from fourth place in the 2010
GMCI. Trade, financial, and tax policies have now
supplanted labor and materials costs, supplier networks,
infrastructure, energy costs, and everything else as a
more important driver of a nation’s competitiveness,
demonstrating executives’ recognition of government
leaders' increasing efforts to use public policy as an
enabler of economic development. The tax rate burden
and tax system complexity, and the clarity and stability
of regulatory, tax and economic policies were ranked as
the third and fifth most important of the 40 individual
sub-components of competitiveness drivers.
(Table 3b, page 7)
• According to the U.S. executives, from the 19 policy
selection choices offered, only intellectual property
protection policies and policies supporting technology
adoption, integration and transfer help contribute a
competitive advantage for their businesses. On the
negative side of the ledger, environmental policies,
energy policies, corporate tax policies, and healthcare
policies were seen as contributing to a competitive
disadvantage for manufacturers in the U.S.
(Figure 20, page 28)
• In Europe, business leaders see only the continent’s
intellectual property protection policies contributing
to a competitive advantage for them from the 19
policy selection choices. At the other end, only three
policies were cited by European business leaders as
contributing to a clear disadvantage; they include labor
policies, immigration policies and policies resulting in
government intervention and ownership in companies.
• In China, policies either encouraging or directly funding
investments in science and technology, employee
education, infrastructure development along with safety
and health regulations and sustainability policies are
helping to provide a competitive advantage according
to Chinese executives surveyed. Policies Chinese
business leaders see inhibiting their competitiveness
in China include antitrust laws and regulations,
government financial intervention and ownership
in companies, foreign direct investment policies,
immigration policies and corporate tax policies.

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Index methodology
In order to quantify country competitiveness more precisely, manufacturing
executives were asked to rate the overall manufacturing competitiveness of 38
countries, currently and in five years. The selection of the countries was based on
the conclusions of a sampling of executives as well as subject matter experts from
the Council, Deloitte, and Clemson University. Also, executives who participated
in the survey could add and rate any other country not included on the list. The
Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index (GMCI) was developed directly from
their responses, assigning a single number for each country reflecting its relative
attractiveness in terms of manufacturing.
For the computation, executive responses were standardized to adjust for potential
country and cultural response bias, industry sector, as well as for company size,
which is captured through annual revenues in U.S. dollars. Companies with more
global experience, as demonstrated through physical presence with operations,
sales and/or distribution in multiple geographic regions, were deemed to have more
global experience and received a higher weight for their responses. Prior research
also showed firm size to be an important factor for firms’ overall global experience.
Hence, the heuristic applied different weights to companies according to revenue
size of the firm, which is taken as a proxy measure of their overall global experience.
Those manufacturers with revenue size of less than 500 million $ received the
lowest weight whereas companies with revenues of 5 billion $ or more received
the highest weight. This approach of weighting responses also resulted in less
regional variation among the ten drivers of manufacturing competitiveness and
their components as well as within the GMCI of the most competitive countries.
Not surprisingly, regardless of the location of company headquarters, large
manufacturers had a more common perspective on competitiveness of nations as
well as the underlying drivers of competiveness with each other, than they do with
their smaller counterparts mostly located within their home countries. See Appendix
B for weights assigned to firms based on revenue size.
The Global Manufacturing
The new normal: uncertainty and unexpected change
When the first Global Manufacturing Competitiveness
Index was released in 2010, the world seemed poised
for a recovery from the worst economic downturn since
the Great Depression, with the manufacturing sector
leading the way. New production orders were rising
and supply chains restocking. But much has transpired
since that first release, and most of it unexpected: the
devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March of
2011, the Arab Spring, the European sovereign debt crisis
threatening the European Union, Vladimir Putin’s return as
Russia’s president, Standard & Poor's downgrading of the
United States (U.S.) credit rating, and an unprecedented
unemployment rate in the U.S. — now measured in years
— during an economic recovery.
As we enter 2013, much is up for grabs. With the recent
restrained growth in China coupled with imminent
leadership changes, a delicate and precarious recovery
teetering in the U.S., a dark cloud over much of the
Eurozone, trade wars in South America, an ongoing
malaise in Japan, and the percolating but elusive rise of
India, the competitiveness of each nation’s manufacturing
innovation ecosystem will continue to be a focus area for
policymakers, business leaders and much of society.
Emerging markets press for sustained
competitive advantage
For the 2013 GMCI, CEO survey respondents were again
asked to rank nations in terms of current and future
manufacturing competitiveness with the results depicted
in Table 1. And once again, China tops the list as the most
competitive manufacturing nation today and five years from
now. The three most significant manufacturing powers
for much of the past 60 years — the U.S., Germany, and
Japan — remain ranked in the top 10 most competitive
nations today. Of these, Germany ranked as the second
most competitive nation followed by the U.S. at number
three and Japan at number 10. The global economic
downturn and the Euro-crisis have helped shine a bright
light on the considerable advantages and capabilities
both Germany and the U.S. possess as locations for
advanced manufacturing relative to other nations and
their contributions to country-level economic resiliency.
However, despite being recognized by executives for
providing significant advantages in areas like research and
development, access to highly skilled workers, and robust
legal and regulatory policies that provide strong intellectual
property protections, these developed nations are expected
to decline in their overall competiveness rankings over the
next five years with Germany falling to fourth and the U.S.
to fifth. And Japan drops out of the top 10 into position
number 12 over the next five years, continuing its decades-
long, cost challenges that reduce its global manufacturing
competitiveness. Appendix A provides a detailed description
on each of the top 10 most competitive countries today as
ranked by CEOs for the 2013 GMCI.
The new day brings new perspectives
With the release of the 2013 Global Manufacturing
Competitiveness Index (hereafter, GMCI), Deloitte and the
Council build upon the GMCI research, which was first
introduced in 2010. This new and updated report includes
over 550 survey responses from CEOs around the world
collected throughout 2012, and provides their perspective
of the key drivers of manufacturing competitiveness for
a country; their ranking of the most competitive nations
today and in five years from now; and, the public policies
creating a competitive advantage or disadvantage for
key countries and regions around the world. The 2013
GMCI now augments the detailed CEO perspectives
with additional objective economic and related data and
analysis that, as a result, provides a rich and detailed
foundation to better understand the forces driving
manufacturing competitiveness and overall economic
prosperity for a nation. It is hoped that this fact-based,
framework — free of policy recommendations — enables
constructive dialogue on this important topic among all
stakeholders: policymakers, business leaders, academic
leaders, labor leaders and civil society.

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Table 1: Global CEO Survey: 2013 Country manufacturing competitiveness index rankings
Executives believe China leads overall and emerging markets will become more competitive in the near future
Current competitiveness Competitiveness in five years
Rank Country Index score Rank Country Index score
10 = High 1 = Low 10 = High 1 = Low
1 China 10.00 1 China 10.00
2 Germany 7.98 2 India 8.49
3 United States of America 7.84 3 Brazil 7.89
4 India 7.65 4 Germany 7.82
5 South Korea 7.59 5 United States of America 7.69
6 Taiwan 7.57 6 South Korea 7.63
7 Canada 7.24 7 Taiwan 7.18
8 Brazil 7.13 8 Canada 6.99
9 Singapore 6.64 9 Singapore 6.64
10 Japan 6.60 10 Vietnam 6.50
11 Thailand 6.21 11 Indonesia 6.49
12 Mexico 6.17 12 Japan 6.46
13 Malaysia 5.94 13 Mexico 6.38
14 Poland 5.87 14 Malaysia 6.31
15 United Kingdom 5.81 15 Thailand 6.24
16 Australia 5.75 16 Turkey 5.99
17 Indonesia 5.75 17 Australia 5.73
18 Vietnam 5.73 18 Poland 5.69
19 Czech Republic 5.71 19 United Kingdom 5.59
20 Turkey 5.61 20 Switzerland 5.42
21 Sweden 5.50 21 Sweden 5.39
22 Switzerland 5.28 22 Czech Republic 5.23
23 Netherlands 5.27 23 Russia 5.04
24 South Africa 4.92 24 Netherlands 4.83
25 France 4.64 25 South Africa 4.77
26 Argentina 4.52 26 Argentina 4.58
27 Belgium 4.50 27 France 4.02
28 Russia 4.35 28 Colombia 4.01
29 Romania 4.09 29 Romania 3.98
30 United Arab Emirates 3.93 30 Belgium 3.63
31 Colombia 3.85 31 Spain 3.58
32 Italy 3.75 32 United Arab Emirates 3.58
33 Spain 3.66 33 Saudi Arabia 3.46
34 Saudi Arabia 3.57 34 Italy 3.45
35 Portugal 3.39 35 Egypt 3.45
36 Egypt 3.24 36 Ireland 3.03
37 Ireland 3.23 37 Portugal 2.87
38 Greece 1.00 38 Greece 1.00
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and U.S. Council on Competitiveness, 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index

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Table 2: Global CEO Survey: Executives see new players emerge:
Brazil, India, Indonesia and Vietnam
Expected change in manufacturing competitiveness in five years
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and U.S. Council on Competitiveness, 2013 Global Manufacturing
Sliding DOWN From To
Americas
United States 3 5
Canada 7 8
Mexico 12 13
Europe
Germany 2 4
Poland 14 18
United Kingdom 15 19
Czech Republic 19 22
Netherlands 23 24
France 25 27
Belgium 27 30
Italy 32 34
Portugal 35 37
Asia
South Korea 5 6
Taiwan 6 7
Japan 10 12
Thailand 11 15
Malaysia 13 14
Africa & Middle East
South Africa 24 25
United Arab Emirates 30 32
Australia 16 17
Moving UP From To
Americas
Brazil 8 3
Colombia 31 28
Europe
Turkey 20 16
Switzerland 22 20
Russia 28 23
Spain 33 31
Ireland 37 36
Asia
India 4 2
Indonesia 17 11
Vietnam 18 10
Africa & Middle East
Saudia Arabia 34 33
Egypt 36 35
economies that continue to move up the manufacturing-
innovation ladder and establish domestic research and
development centers, world-class infrastructures, and
more advanced manufacturing capabilities. Only Germany
among the European nations remains in the top 15 most
competitive nations five years from now, according to
CEOs surveyed.
Traditional views of inputs and outputs don’t tell the
whole story
Figure 1 highlights a number of macroeconomic inputs
and outputs and compares the top 10 most competitive
nations in the 2013 GMCI today against each other. It
also shows the relative averages for each indicator based
on all 38 countries, as ranked in Table 1. This objective,
macroeconomic data serves as an important supplement
to provide insights into the CEO rankings of the most
competitive nations. Notably, it also illustrates there is
no single formula of inputs and outputs that guarantees
a nation’s position as viewed by executives. Clearly,
some countries are more apt to use inputs effectively to
compensate for respective country weaknesses and bolster
particular strengths. For example, the U.S. and Germany,
with high labor costs and high corporate tax rates, offset
these factors with strong labor productivity, with the U.S.
leading the world by a healthy margin. The U.S. is further
strengthened by very high innovation index scores, likely to
be attributed in part to government policies for protection
of intellectual property (See "The impact of public policy"
section for additional detail). Moreover, there are many
intangibles that are not captured in macroeconomic
data. Many U.S. manufacturing companies create an
entrepreneurial spirit and appreciate the soft people skills
(e.g., artistic ability, appreciation of diversity, and creativity),
which may be adding “hidden” value to traditional “hard”
skills for improved labor productivity, as indicated by above
average researchers per million U.S. population. China, on
the other hand, still has relatively “lower” labor costs and
is above average in the attractiveness of its corporate tax
rates. Yet, China falls below average on labor productivity,
researchers per million population and innovation index
score. But executives know China has explicit goals and
policies to improve in these areas. Japan’s significant lead
in researchers per million population yields only a modest
innovation index score, while high labor costs, modest
labor productivity and high corporate tax rates suppress
overall competitiveness and lend credence to CEOs’ current
and future ranking of Japan.
Alternately, there are the CEO rankings that do not seem
to be easily explained by the macroeconomic input and
output indicators. India’s leadership position on low
labor costs does not seem to be enough to make up for
its last place position in labor productivity, researchers
Underscoring the extremely competitive nature of today’s
manufacturing environment, the top 10 most competitive
nations five years from now is remarkably similar to today’s
ranking. Only India rising from fourth to second and Brazil
rising from eighth to third alters the top 10. And as shown
in Table 2, those nations expected to decline in their
manufacturing competitiveness outnumber those on the
rise, with developing nations such as India, Brazil, Indonesia
and Vietnam moving into the top echelon.
Viewed through a regional lens, yet another significant
story emerges. The Americas continues to show significant
manufacturing prowess with the U.S., Brazil, Canada and
Mexico all in the top 15 most competitive nations five years
from now. But the real power has unquestionably shifted to
Asia with 10 of the top 15 most competitive nations in five
years. And the message for European nations is sobering.
Indeed as the sovereign debt issues are being addressed,
European nations are likely to be overtaken by emerging

Mfg GDP
5-Yr CAGR
% Change
2005–10
2.9
11.9
8.5
7.9
7.1
6.0
1.9
0.5
-0.2
-0.5
-3.6
Mfg as
% of
GDP 2010
18.3
32.4
30.5
27.1
22.2
20.7
19.4
15.8
12.9
14.2
11.4
Mfg
Exports as
% of Total
Exports 2011
59.9
93.2
88.2
88.0
85.3
82.7
68.1
64.3
50.3
44.9
32.9
Innovation
Index Score
(out of 100)
(2012)
45.9
63.5
57.7
56.9
56.2
53.9
51.7
45.4
36.6
35.7
Manufacturing
Job Created
Per 100
Persons
(2001–2010)
-0.8
3.1
2.1
1.6
0.0
-1.3
-1.8
-3.0
-3.1
-4.5
Labor Costs
($/hr) 2011
21.9
0.9
2.8
9.2
12.0
17.7
21.9
35.4
35.4
38.3
46.4
Labor
Productivity
2011 (GDP
per person
employed
in '000 $)
33.0
68.2
52.9
50.3
49.5
45.2
44.6
43.3
14.2
13.7
8.9
Corporate
Tax Rate
2012
26.2
17.0
17.0
24.2
31.0
32.4
25.0
33.0
34.0
38.0
39.1
Quality of
Life (2011
Score out
of 100)
66
86
74
74
71
70
66
66
57
57
50
Researchers
Per Million
Population
(INSEAD
2012)
2,980
7,038
6,992
6,286
5,305
4,663
4,260
1,100
1,071
137
Figure 1: Supplemental data analysis: Competitiveness driven differently among most competitive nations
2013 GMCI top 10 country comparisons of key country manufacturing related macroeconomic indicators
Average
Lagging
Leading
Brazil Canada China Germany India Japan Singapore South Korea Taiwan U.S.
Countries below averageCountries above average
Input Indicators Output Indicators
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (i) (a) (b) (c)
Notes:
• Average figures mentioned are: average of 38 Index countries for Labor Productivity, Manufacturing GDP five year Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) (2005-2010), Manufacturing
as percentage of GDP (2010), Manufacturing exports as percentage of total exports (2011), and Quality of Life; average of 37 Index countries for Innovation Index Score, and
Manufacturing Jobs Created per 100 Persons since data for Taiwan is not available; average for 37 countries for Corporate Tax Rates since data for UAE is not available; average of 36
countries for researchers per million population since data for Taiwan and UAE is not available; average for 34 countries for labor costs/hour since data for Saudi Arabia, South Africa,
UAE, and Vietnam is not available.
• Manufacturing as percentage of GDP and manufacturing as percentage of Exports at 2010 prices and exchange rates.
• Corporate tax rate represents the highest corporate tax bracket for a given nation.
• See additional details in Supplemental country analysis section (Appendix A).

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RealMfgGDPCAGR(2005–10)(%)
Canada
Greece
Japan
France Germany
Mexico
Russia
Brazil
Malaysia
Singapore
Poland
Taiwan
India
China
United
States
South KoreaCzech
Republic
Thailand
UK
Real GDP CAGR (2005–10) (%)
Figure 2: Manufacturing drives path to economic prosperity for
developing nations: China leads the way
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
versus Manufacturing (Mfg) GDP CAGR
Color of bubble indicates Real Mfg. GDP
as a % of Real GDP (2010)
Mfg. GDP % of GDP (2010): < 16%
Mfg. GDP % of GDP (2010):16%–30%
Mfg. GDP % of GDP (2010): > 30%
$100 Billion
$1 Trillion
Size of bubble indicates
manufacturing GDP (2010)
7.5%
3.5%
-0.5%
0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0%-2.0% 12.0%
-4.5%
11.5%
As goes manufacturing, so goes the nation
So how much does a strong manufacturing sector
contribute to economic prosperity? The analysis shown
in Figure 2 illustrates that there is a strong association
between manufacturing Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
and the real (overall) GDP of a nation. The strength of the
relationship appears to be especially true for emerging
economy nations. Developed nations are grouped
together over this time period, with slow manufacturing
GDP compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and equally
slow overall real GDP CAGR. While emerging economies,
driving higher manufacturing GDP growth (CAGR),
were experiencing much stronger growth in overall real
GDP (CAGR). This association appears to hold whether
manufacturing GDP as a percent of total GDP is high (i.e.,
over 30 percent) or much lower (i.e., less than 16 percent).
In other words, higher manufacturing growth, whether
representing a large or small portion of the economy, drives
higher total real GDP growth overall, with the emerging
nations clustering in Figure 2 with relatively high rankings
in both manufacturing and real manufacturing growth
(CAGR).
The observed association in this study was corroborated
in the recently released research of Ricardo Hausmann
and Cesar Hidalgo (Harvard and MIT1
). Their extensive
examination of the economic fabric of nearly every nation
in the world over the past 60 years indicates the temporal
effects, which show that once a nation begins to build
the knowledge and capabilities necessary to manufacture
goods, their path to prosperity begins. Further, they show
that producing more complex products and developing and
deploying more advanced manufacturing processes leads
to greater economic prosperity for a nation and its citizens.
Finally, their research argues that the linkage between the
knowledge networks and capabilities necessary to drive
advanced manufacturing and the economic prosperity of
a nation is a better predictor of the variation in incomes
across nations than any other leading indices.
The next section presents the rankings of the key drivers of
a nation’s manufacturing competitiveness as seen by CEOs
surveyed, as well as select country-specific comparisons
related to those drivers. The clear differentiation perceived
by CEOs of the competitive capabilities of nations is a
fascinating look into the competitive dynamics challenging
both developed and emerging market economies around
the world in their quest to achieve sustained economic
growth and prosperity.Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (ii)
Notes:
• CAGRs are calculated at constant 2005 prices and exchange rates
• "2010 manufacturing GDP" and "2010 manufacturing GDP as
percent of total GDP" are at 2010 prices and exchange rates
per million population, innovation index or quality of life
scores. But India’s focused and comprehensive national
manufacturing strategy, democratic governance and
infrastructure development over the next five years may
unlock the potential for CEOs around the world to see this
rising star. Similar to India, Brazil’s below average position
on all input indicators, except for low labor costs, and all
output indicators, except quality of life and manufacturing
jobs created, does not explain its expected rise from eighth
to third in five years as ranked by CEOs surveyed. Perhaps
Brazil’s resources are catapulting it in executives’ viewpoint.
And finally, South Korea’s above average position on every
input and output indicator does not explain either its last
place position in manufacturing job creation or its expected
decline from fifth to sixth in five years.

Global drivers of
manufacturing competitiveness
Talent-driven innovation drives
manufacturing competitiveness
Like those participating in the 2010 GMCI, executives
responding to the 2013 CEO survey were again asked to
rank the key government and market forces that drive
manufacturing competitiveness. The competitiveness
framework developed for the 2010 GMCI, shown in Table
3a, was again applied for the development of the 2013
GMCI to both position the discussion of the key drivers of
competitiveness and their important sub-components and
to allow for a direct comparison between CEO responses
in 2010 and 2013. We expect this framework will stand
the test of time and continue to allow for longitudinal data
analysis over the coming years.
As shown in Table 3b, and consistent with the 2010 GMCI
rankings, executives again cited talent-driven innovation as
the most important driver of a country’s ability to compete.
Punctuating the point, and key to the make-up of talent-
driven innovation, executives cited the quality and availability
of scientists, researchers, and engineers and the quality
and availability of skilled labor as the top two most critical
individual drivers of the 40 total sub-components (See
Appendix B1) making up the 10 main drivers of
manufacturing competitiveness (See Table 3b) they were
asked to rate. Nothing was more important to CEOs
than the quality, availability and productivity of a nation’s
workforce helping them drive their innovation and
growth agendas.
Catapulting into the second most important driver position
is the economic, trade, financial and tax system of a
nation, moving up from fourth place in the 2010 GMCI.
CEOs' recent experiences with economic volatility, trade
barriers, structural cost tax burdens, and crushing national
indebtedness, combined with high degrees of policy and
regulatory uncertainty, has likely caused them to now place
government-related forces and actions as more important
to determining a nation’s competitiveness than anything
other than the quality of its workforce. Government-
driven trade, financial, and tax policies have now
supplanted labor and materials costs, supplier networks,
infrastructure, energy costs, local market attractiveness and
everything else as a more important driver of a nation’s
competitiveness. This seems driven by executives concerns
that economic, trade and tax policies are often detracting
from competitiveness for manufacturers versus helping
create an advantage. (See the Impact of public policy
section for more detail).
Table 3a: Drivers of global manufacturing competitiveness
Market forces
Economic, trade, financial
and tax systems
Physical infrastructure
Government investments
in manufacturing
and innovation
Legal and
regulatory system
Healthcare system
Government forces
Manufacturing
competitiveness
Talent-driven innovation
Cost and availability of labor and
materials
Energy cost and
policies
Supplier network
Local market attractiveness

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Table 3b: Global CEO Survey: Global drivers of manufacturing competitiveness index ranking
Executives rank key drivers that impact a country's ability to compete in manufacturing
Overall
rank
(1–10)
Overall
index
score Main driver Most important sub-components
Sub-
component
rank (1-40)
1 10.00 Talent-driven innovation
Quality and availability of researchers, scientists, and engineers
Quality and availability of skilled labor
1
2
2 8.42
Economic, trade, financial and tax
system
Tax rate burden and system complexity
Clarity and stability of regulatory, tax and economic policies
3
5
3 8.07
Cost and availability of labor and
materials
Cost competitiveness of materials
Availability of raw materials
11
21
4 7.76 Supplier network
Cost competitiveness of local suppliers
Ability of supply base to innovate in products and processes
8
9
5 7.60 Legal and regulatory system
Stability and clarity in legal and regulatory policies
Labor laws and regulations
7
13
6 6.47 Physical infrastructure
Quality and efficiency of electricity grid, IT and telecommunications network
Quality and efficiency of roads, airports, ports, and railroad networks
4
16
7 6.25 Energy cost & policies
Cost competitiveness of energy
Ongoing investments to improve and modernize energy infrastructure
14
20
8 3.99 Local market attractiveness
Size and access of the local market
Intensity of local competition
27
36
9 2.48 Healthcare system
Cost of quality healthcare for employee and society
Regulatory policies (e.g., pollution, food safety, etc.) that are enforced to protect public health
26
33
10 1.00
Government investments in
manufacturing and innovation
Government investments in R&D: science, technology, engineering and manufacturing
Private and public sector collaboration for long-term investments in R&D: science,
technology, engineering and manufacturing
29
30
Note: See Appendix B1 for full list of 40 sub-components and associated ranking
The cost of labor and materials now ranks third on the
list, followed by supplier networks as the fourth most
important driver, moving up four spots in 2013 compared
with 2010. But other subtle shifts in the overall rankings
suggest that the normal factors of production including
the costs of labor, materials, energy and other related
items, which can be directly managed and controlled by a
company, are far less concerning to CEOs than the many
other government and public policy driven factors outside
of their control and often outside of their influence.
In the following pages, we focus on the top 10 drivers
of competitiveness and discuss each in terms of
sub-components, relative importance, and implications of
their rankings.
A mosaic of strengths and weaknesses
The significant addition to this 2013 GMCI report
compared with the 2010 version is the input received
from CEOs on the individual rankings of strengths
and weaknesses of an important subset of the most
competitive nations relative to the 10 key drivers of
competitiveness. While the CEOs’ rankings of the most
competitive nations today and in the future for 38
countries (Table 1), and the ratings for the 10 categories
of competitiveness drivers and the 40 individual
sub-components of those drivers, in the 2010 report
provided many important insights, asking CEOs to rank
38 countries for 10 drivers and 40 sub-components was
certainly too much to ask regarding the time of the more
than 550 CEOs who participated in the 2013 GMCI study.
Instead, an abbreviated approach was taken by asking
the CEOs to rank only six countries on the key drivers of
competitiveness and their respective sub-components

Table 4: China’s transformation reveals itself through key competitiveness drivers
Country level ratings for key drivers of competitiveness
Selected Country/Manufacturing
Competitiveness Drivers
Germany U.S. Japan China Brazil India
Talent-driven innovation 9.47 8.94 8.14 5.89 4.28 5.82
Economic trade, financial and tax system 7.12 6.83 6.19 5.87 4.84 4.01
Cost of labor and materials 3.29 3.97 2.59 10.00 6.70 9.41
Supplier network 8.96 8.64 8.03 8.25 4.95 4.82
Legal and regulatory system 9.06 8.46 7.93 3.09 3.80 2.75
Physical infrastructure 9.82 9.15 9.07 6.47 4.23 1.78
Energy cost and policies 4.81 6.03 4.21 7.16 5.88 5.31
Local market attractiveness 7.26 7.60 5.72 8.16 6.28 5.90
Healthcare system 9.28 7.07 8.56 2.18 3.33 1.00
Government investments in manufacturing and innovation 7.57 6.34 6.80 8.42 4.93 5.09
Scores on a 10 point scale, where 1 being "Least competitive" and 10 being "Most competitive" — adjusted for country, size, and industry
Most competitive Least competitive
(Tables 3a and 3b, and Appendix B). For this purpose,
three developed economy nations were chosen for more
in-depth comparative analysis — the U.S., Germany and
Japan, and three emerging economy nations — China,
India and Brazil. As each of these nations finished in the
2010 and 2013 top 10 most competitiveness group, they
are often identified as the surrogates for developed and
emerging economy competitiveness dynamics.
Table 4 shows the results of mean ratings by CEOs
surveyed of all drivers relative to each other — meaning
the lowest rated country and competitiveness driver (i.e.,
India and Healthcare system) is given an index value of 1.0,
and the highest rated country and competitiveness driver
is rated 10.0 (i.e., China and Cost of labor and materials).
All other country and competitiveness drivers in Table 4
are then indexed relatively against the highest and lowest
rated ones, and thereby, creating individual and unique
scores for each driver in the matrix. The mosaic that
emerges clearly demonstrates the competitive advantage
Germany, the U.S. and Japan hold relative to talent-driven
innovation as well as against most of the other drivers,
with the exception of the cost of labor and materials. Not
surprisingly, the survey revealed emerging nations hold
an advantage with regard to the low cost of labor and
materials; however, compared to their developed nation
counterparts, they lag far behind regarding their healthcare
systems and their legal and regulatory environments.
Importantly, what also emerges from the CEO rankings
in Table 4 is the transformation that China is undergoing
across its competitiveness drivers, clearly separating
itself from India and Brazil. Further, the CEO ratings
seem to suggest China is becoming more and more a
developed nation competitor than its emerging economy
counterparts. As China, India and Brazil continue to
bolster their advanced manufacturing knowledge and
capabilities over the coming years and improve their
overall competitiveness position over the next five years as
forecasted by the CEOs surveyed, it will be fascinating to
see the new patterns that emerge in this mosaic.
The following pages focus on each of the top 10 drivers of
competitiveness and discuss each in terms of sub-drivers,
relative importance, and implications of their rankings.

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1. Talent-driven innovation
The quality and availability of a country’s skilled workforce,
including researchers, scientists, and engineers, and
the resulting ability to drive innovation was noted by
executives participating in the 2013 GMCI survey as the
most important driver of manufacturing competitiveness.
Talent-driven innovation, which came out as a clear winner
in both 2010 and 2013 GMCI rankings, remains the
linchpin of manufacturing competitiveness.
At the country level, Figure 3 illustrates that executives
participating in the 2013 GMCI survey see developed
nations, such as Germany and the U.S., as the most
competitive nations with respect to their ability to promote
talent and innovation. This is especially interesting when
looking at specific talent and innovation metrics, such as
those listed in Figure 4, which might signify that although
Germany and the U.S. have strong Innovation Index scores,
countries — such as South Korea and Singapore — are
very competitive on multiple measures like researchers
per million population and basic math and science test
scores. What the survey reveals beyond the metrics in
Figure 4, is this: the efficiency of developed nations’
innovation ecosystems enables countries and companies
to get much more innovation while requiring less input.
So although the overall test scores of the general public
are lower in the U.S. and Germany, the robust innovation
ecosystems that have been developed over time are so
entrenched that they can remain highly productive relative
to innovation (i.e., using less new contributions to the
innovation infrastructure). For instance, as discussed
later in the supplemental country analysis section in
Appendix A, executives surveyed thought that Germany’s
historical strength in key sectors as well as its focus on
“mechatronics,” its “dual system” of vocational training
and close links between industry and universities were
key factors that resulted in its top ranking of talent-driven
innovation capabilities. It is important to understand
that a blend of a few quantitative metrics in Figure 4
may not give a complete picture of talent capability of a
nation. Executives are able to introduce more intangible
country factors into the competitiveness equation.
Countries like Germany and the U.S. that thrive on
developing strong innovation cultures more than likely
have a perceived advantage in the eyes of executives.
This is not to say developed nations will always benefit
from this advantage. On the contrary, one could argue
that South Korea and Singapore are laying a very solid
foundation and infrastructure required for their own
innovation ecosystems. This is reflected in Figure 4 from
the higher ranking of Singapore, South Korea and Japan
on the Innovation Index and researchers per million
population. Hence, unless more significant strides are
made in improving their education systems and raising the
human capital bar further, developed nations like the U.S,
Germany, and Japan would continue to be surpassed by
other emerging nations like Singapore — which is ranked
fourth in the World Economic Forum’s (The Forum) Global
Competitiveness Report2
among 142 countries with respect
to secondary education and training, ranked number one
in terms of quality of math and science education, and as
illustrated in Figure 4, has a high per capita of researchers.
Interestingly, the emerging countries — India, China and
Brazil — currently lag their developed nation counterparts
on talent and have the opportunity to develop this area
further as shown by Figures 3 and 4.
Figure 3: Global CEO Survey: Talent-driven innovation country level competitiveness perception
Percentage of executives that reported a country was extremely competitive with respect to talent-driven innovation
Source: Deloitte and U.S. Council on Competitiveness, 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index
Agree/Strongly agree
93%Germany
86%United States
58%China
83%Japan
59%India
40%Brazil

Canada
Germany
South Korea
Japan
Brazil
United States
India
China
Taiwan
Legend:
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) Science Scores out of 1,000 (2009)
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) Math Scores out of 1,000 (2009)
Patents Granted per Million Population (2010) (WIPO, EIU)
Researchers per million population (INSEAD 2012)
Innovation Index Score (INSEAD 2012)
Figure 4: Supplemental data analysis: A snapshot of key factors for talent-driven innovation for 2013 Top 10 GMCI nations
Singapore and South Korea receive top marks across a number of key factors
Singapore
539
529
2,257
7,038
575
65
600
529
527
290
4,260
502
487
613
4,663
405
386
1,100
137
542
562
6,992
520
543546
538
1,533
6,286
520
513
858
5,305
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (iii) (a) (d) (e)
Notes:
• PISA math and science scores not available for India
• Data for patents per million population, researchers per million population, and innovation index score not available for Taiwan
358
2
1,071
4
45
57
58
37
36
54
52
56
64

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2. Economic, trade, financial and tax systems
Executives attributed a number of factors to country
competitiveness due to economic, trade, financial and tax
systems — the second most important competitiveness
driver overall. Specifically, tax rate burdens and system
complexity, along with the clarity and stability of policies,
are huge hurdles for less competitive countries to overcome
in order to create an attractive manufacturing destination.
Closely following these sub-components were the relative
health of economic and financial systems overall and the
comprehensiveness and competitiveness of trade policies.
Our study of six focused countries in Figure 5 reveals that
Germany and the U.S. have a significant competitive edge
on this driver with almost three-quarters of the executives
surveyed pointing to their importance world-wide. Also, the
figure reveals that while India and Brazil fell short in their
economic, trade, financial and tax systems as providing
competitive advantage, China appears to be moving up
the maturity path in this area with its ranking on this
competitive driver on par with Japan.
Regarding the movement of goods among key trading
partners depicted in Figures 6 and 8, Germany appears to
retain its intellectual property (in terms of relatively high
share of medium and high technology products) within
Europe, whereas the U.S. and Japan were geographically
more diverse in exporting its medium and high technology
products. Looking at China and Taiwan, the greatest
percentages of their medium and high technology exports
stay within Asia.
The distribution of exports by country and technology
levels as a percentage of manufacturing goods is shown
in Figure 7, which also identifies the relative dynamics
of manufacturing exports as a percentage of total
merchandise exports and cumulative annual growth rates
in manufacturing exports over two distinct time frames:
(1) 1995 to 2000 and (2) 2006 to 2011. The dynamics in
Figure 7 reveal that Germany has been able to increase its
pace of manufacturing exports and hence increase total
manufacturing exports from a modest one percent CAGR
in 1995-2000 to 5.2 percent in 2006-2011. In contrast,
for the U.S., the share of manufacturing exports has been
steadily declining over the same time intervals, which can
be explained in part due to firms’ shifting manufacturing
to low-wage countries like China. It is however, interesting
to note that smaller Asian nations — Singapore, Taiwan
and South Korea are making their presence felt not only in
terms of manufacturing competitiveness but also in their
relative share of high and medium technology products.
The bottom half of Figure 7 also reemphasizes the
dominance of advanced manufacturing in developed
countries (e.g. the U.S., Germany and Japan), each of
which had more than 80 percent of 2011 manufacturing
exports classified as high and medium technology-based
products as compared to relatively lower shares of other
emerging nations (e.g., China, Brazil and India). These
results are consistent with lower-wage labor countries.
China has taken the foremost position in global trade of
manufactured goods and the scale of China’s exports
— the highest of the most competitive nations — can
be gleaned from Figure 7. And it is manufacturing that
has likely catapulted China to this position creating an
internal market that now services its local market. This
Figure 5: Global CEO Survey: Economic, trade, ﬁnancial and tax system competitiveness perception
for six focus countries
Percentage of executives that reported a country was extremely competitive with respect to the
local economic, trade, ﬁnancial and tax systems
73%
71%
63%
61%
Germany
United States
Japan
China
43%India
47%Brazil

China
Brazil
United States
Figure 6: Supplemental data analysis: A global view — Movement and levels of manufacturing products to and from
the top 10 GMCI nations, to their top five trade partners, by product type
2011 manufacturing export competitiveness by size and level of technology
Total Manufacturing
Exports in billion US$
>1,000
500–1,000
200–500
<200
Thickness of arrows is Total
Manufacturing Exports
from point A to point B
$25–$100 Billion
>100 Billion
<$25 Billion
High and Medium skill and
Technology Exports as % of Total
Manufacturing Exports
<40 60–8040–60 >80
Color of arrows
South Korea
Taiwan
India
Canada
Singapore
Germany
Japan
Figure not only shows a significant increase in the total
manufacturing exports with high growth rates for China,
India, South Korea and Taiwan from 2000 to 2011, but
also the relative increase in their share of high and medium
technology products over this period. This is quite evident
from the gradual shift of low technology jobs from China
to other nations like Vietnam, Bangladesh and Indonesia.3
However, increases in the contribution of high and medium
technology products for emerging countries such as China
and Taiwan, could also be because of the processing
activity in which these countries are involved. For example,
they assemble and export the finished product.4
Despite
the impressive growth in manufactured exports, analysis
of the profile of traded goods from India, as depicted in
Figures 6 and 7, shows that a large share of India’s exports
continues to be in the form of low value-added, labor-
intensive goods. Figure 8 provides a deeper dive into these
trade flows.
From a broader perspective, the volatility of the global
economy over the last several years and the lack of certainty
with respect to some countries’ economic, trade, financial
and tax systems remain areas of concern. This uncertainty
has serious implications for policy making in respective
countries.
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis
(iv)
Notes:
• The classification of goods into different degrees is based on Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) codes, UNCTAD (v)
• Shaded grey countries represent export trade partners of top 10 GMCI competitive nations

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Figure 7: Supplemental data analysis: 2011 manufacturing export competitiveness by size, skill and technology
China leads the pack in size and growth of manufacturing exports, with a significant portion from high and medium tech products
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (iv)
Note: The classification of goods into different degrees is based on Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) codes, UNCTAD (v)
Key:
Exports of manufactured goods with high skill and technology intensity
Exports of manufactured goods with medium skill and technology intensity
Exports of manufactured goods with low skill and technology intensity; and labor-intensive and resource-based manufactured goods
61% 19%
20%
33%27%
40%
33%
48%
19%
72%
20%
8%
39% 39%
22%
41%
26%
33%
31%
52%
17%
46%
14%
40%
32%
18%
50%
21%
31%
48%
100%
-2% 18%13%8%3%
80%
90%
60%
70%
50%
Manufacturingexportsas%oftotalmerchandiseexports
(Forlighterbubbles—2000)(Fordarkerbubbles—2011)
Manufacturing exports CAGR (%)
(For lighter bubbles 1995–2000) (For darker bubbles 2006–2011)
Size of bubble indicates Manufacturing
Exports for 2011 in US$
Percentages in these bubbles are for 2011
40%
30%
Taiwan
2011
Taiwan
2000
China
2011
China
2000
Germany
2011
Germany
2000
Japan
2000
Japan
2011
India
2011
Brazil
2011
Brazil
2000
India
2000
United States
2011
United States
2000
Singapore
2011
Canada
2000
Canada
2011
Singapore
2000
South Korea
2011
South Korea
2000
Japan
$724.8 billion (2011)
$449.4 billion (2000)
India
$151.7 billion (2011)
$26.0 billion (2000)
China
$1,768.5 billion (2011)
$219.3 billion (2000)
Singapore
$279 billion (2011)
$117.5 billion (2000)
Germany
$1,226.3 billion (2011)
$459.2 billion (2000)
Taiwan
$270.7 billion (2011)
$141.0 billion (2000)
South Korea
$473.5 billion (2011)
$154.9 billion (2000)
Brazil
$84.2 billion (2011)
$31.6 billion (2000)
United States
$952 billion (2011)
$644.6 billion (2000)
Canada
$202.3 billion (2011)
$175.4 billion (2000)
Manufacturing exports 2000
Manufacturing exports 2011
Bubble shading:

Source: Deloitte Analytics HIVE (Highly Immersive Visual Environment) and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (iv)
Notes:
The classification of goods into different degrees is based on Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) codes, UNCTAD (v)
Regional definitions — Europe (excludes Germany), Asia (excludes China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and India), Americas (excludes United States, Canada, and Brazil)
Key:
Exports of manufactured goods with high skill and technology intensity
Exports of manufactured goods with medium skill and technology intensity
Exports of manufactured goods with low skill and technology intensity; and labor-intensive and resource-based manufactured goods
Europe
Exports for
Index's top
10 nations
Their major
export
partners
Germany
Asia
China
Japan
South Korea
Singapore
United
States
Americas
Canada
Pacific
Africa
Brazil
India
Taiwan
Germany
China
Japan
South Korea
Singapore
United
States
Canada
Brazil
India
Taiwan
Figure 8: Supplemental Data Analysis: A look at where and what type of manufacturing goods
the most competitive nations are exporting
2011 manufacturing trade export levels for 2013 top 10 GMCI countries

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3. Cost and availability of labor and materials
Cost and availability of labor and materials continues to
transform the global landscape significantly with respect to
creating manufacturing competitive advantage. Historically,
as reflected in the prior section regarding exports, numerous
companies moved their production to emerging economies
where labor and materials were cheaper. As a result, the
economic prosperity of the citizens in these once low cost
destinations has improved, giving rise to a growing middle
class — and demands for higher wages.
As these countries continue to evolve and move up the
product complexity ladder — and in turn, grow their
economies and become involved in the production of more
complex products — they are becoming less competitive
on their labor advantage. They look more like developed
countries and are beginning to shift production to lower
cost countries for more commoditized products. China,
for example, is now shifting production to countries like
Thailand and Vietnam, and is one example of this dynamic.
Nonetheless, Figure 9 shows that executives responding to
the 2013 GMCI survey felt that China and India continue
to provide the most significant labor and material cost
advantage of the six focus countries highlighted in the
2013 GMCI. Not surprisingly, Brazil rounds out this group
of three countries that executives felt provide a substantial
advantage over the U.S., Germany, and Japan.
In ranking the components, executives viewed cost
competitiveness of raw materials as the most important
driver, followed closely by competitive wage rates,
availability of raw materials, and lastly cost competitiveness
of labor outside of wages (e.g., benefits).
It is important to note that increasingly countries appear
to be taking a broader and longer-term approach to labor
and material costs. Figure 10 demonstrates, for example,
that though the U.S. has higher labor costs, it also has
the highest labor productivity. On the other end of the
spectrum, although China and India have made significant
improvements in labor productivity over the last decade,
their starting points are low, and therefore, they remain far
behind the U.S.
At the same time, individual companies recognize that
making sourcing decisions in order to simply gain access to
low cost labor and materials is neither a strategic benefit
nor a sustainable strategy over the long term. Moreover,
as previously mentioned, lower cost destinations like China
and India now have large middle class populations and
significant domestic consumer demand. Hoping to seize
these growth opportunities, many multinational companies
are expected to continue to expand and grow operations in
these markets.
90%China
Figure 9: Global CEO Survey: Cost and availability of labor competitiveness perception for six focus countries
Percentage of executives that reported a country was extremely competitive with respect to the local cost and availability
of labor
32%Germany
39%United States
29%Japan
87%India
70%Brazil

Figure 10: Supplemental data analysis: The correlation between the cost of labor and productivity levels
Labor cost and productivity for 2013 GMCI top 10 most competitive nations
LaborCosts(inUS$/Hour)
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
GER
CAN
JPN
KOR
BRA
TWN
CHN
IND
SIN
USA
LaborProductivityGDPPerWorkforceMember(‘000US$)
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
GER
1.0%
0.7%
TWN
CAN
3.2%
JPN
2.9%
KOR 2.9%
CHN
1.2%BRA
10.8%
IND 5.5%
SIN
0.4%
USA 1.4%
10-Yr CAGR for productivity
Correlation coefficient for labor cost and labor productivity: .75
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (vi)
Note: Country Abbreviations: BRA=Brazil, CAN=Canada, CHN=China, KOR=South Korea, GER = Germany, IND=India, JPN=Japan, SIN=Singapore, TWN=Taiwan, USA=United States

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4. Supplier network
As previously mentioned, executives responding to the
2013 GMCI survey ranked supplier network as the fourth
most important driver of manufacturing competitiveness.
CEOs gave much more importance to supplier networks
than in 2010, when, supplier network ranked eighth.
This improvement may be attributed to a number
of factors, including the increasing globalization of
manufacturing organizations and supply chains and
intensifying efforts to localize production near emerging
consumer markets. The sheer scale of today’s global supply
networks is staggering. In addition, CEOs and senior
executives have elevated the standing of supply chains
as they are taking strategic actions to mitigate supply
chain risks in response to natural disasters and to gain
more control and transparency of sources. In evaluating a
country’s competitive advantage in this area, executives
cited financial stability and resources within a supplier
network as the most important factor contributing to
competitiveness, followed closely by its ability to innovate,
cost competitiveness, and suppliers’ availability and
responsiveness. The old adage, “getting the right products
to the right markets at the right time in the right amounts
at the right cost” translates into efficient and effective
supply chain management.
With respect to the six focus countries highlighted in
Figure 11, it’s not surprising that the developed nations
— and China — rank as the leaders. Certainly, key
contributors to this ranking are the long manufacturing
tradition that the developed countries enjoy and the
traditional role each has played in driving innovation and
creating a high quality supplier ecosystem. Furthermore, it
should be of no surprise that China is also recognized by
executives surveyed as a leader in providing a competitive
advantage through its supplier network.
Among the emerging economies, China has an
overwhelming lead over India and Brazil. China’s
emergence as a leader in supplier networks is likely
attributed to focused efforts within the country to localize
supply chains; and thereby, creating innovation hubs
that bring together universities, research institutions and
suppliers5
. Access to a well-oiled supplier network makes
large multinationals successful in the production and
continued advancement of complex goods to meet the
needs of global customers.
Figure 11: Global CEO Survey: Supplier networks competitiveness perception for six focus countries
Percentage of executives that reported a country was extremely competitive with respect to the local network of suppliers
88%Germany
83%United States
83%Japan
80%China
50%India
47%Brazil
China, with its focused efforts to localize
supply chains and create innovation hubs, is
seen by CEOs as the only emerging nation
offering the same supplier network
advantages as developed nations (Figure 11).

5. Legal and regulatory system
Much like with the supplier network driver, executives
ranked developed nations as leaders when it comes to
the competitive advantage they deliver through their legal
and regulatory systems. Stability and clarity within the
legal and regulatory environment stood out as the primary
factor influencing the individual country rankings. This is
supported by executive input outlined in Ignite 1.0: Voices
of American CEOs on Manufacturing Competitiveness,
developed by Deloitte and the Council, and those
executives' concerns with respect to the consequences of
uncertainty6
. Other contributing factors include labor laws
and regulations, compliance costs, intellectual property
protection, enforcement of laws and regulations, and
antitrust regulations.
It may not be surprising that emerging economies trail
in the rankings of the six focus countries highlighted in
the 2013 GMCI. However, as illustrated in Figure 12, it is
interesting that these nations appear to be substantially
further behind developed nations when compared to
how executives evaluated each country’s supplier network
advantages. Survey results also reveal that China and Brazil,
with respect to the strength and competitiveness of their
legal and regulatory system, are also ahead of India.
At the opposite end of the spectrum are the developed
nations, which despite their competitive strengths,
are struggling with burdensome, uncertain and often
complex legal and regulatory systems. The intellectual
property protections afforded under the U.S. laws and
regulations, for example, are highly regarded. However the
competitiveness of the developed nations could be better
served by reducing the cost and complexity of regulatory
compliance. This can be achieved through the streamlining
of processes, reduction in fraud and waste, and removal
of outdated aspects of the laws. While emerging
economies could focus more on developing better legal
and regulatory systems, developed economies could focus
more on better management of their existing systems to
promote efficiency and competitiveness.
Figure 12: Global CEO Survey: Legal and regulatory systems competitiveness perception for six
focus countries
Percentage of executives that reported a country was extremely competitive with respect to the local
legal and regulatory system
86%Germany
83%United States
82%Japan
35%China
30%India
37%Brazil
CEOs viewed the legal and regulatory
systems in developed nations more than
twice as strong as those in emerging
nations, (Figure 12), primarily as a result
of stability and clarity within their legal
and regulatory environments.

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6. Physical infrastructure
Executives responding to the 2013 GMCI survey ranked
physical infrastructure as the sixth most important driver
of manufacturing competitiveness, noting specifically
the cost and process efficiencies, as well as productivity
improvements that directly result from access to quality
infrastructure. This driver includes support for the basic
logistics involved in the movement of physical goods, as
well as the efficient movement of information and energy
through technology-based infrastructure investments in
smart-grid, broadband and other networks.
In addition to reducing costs and improving efficiencies
to conduct business, supplemental research reveals that
ongoing investments in infrastructure drive innovation,
and in turn, boost job creation, fostering a growth cycle
within a nation.7
Specifically, a recent estimate by the U.S.
Congressional Budget Office suggests that every dollar of
infrastructure spending generates an additional 60 cents in
economic activity (for a total increase to GDP of $1.60).
Figure 13 clearly shows that executives participating in
the survey felt developed nations — Germany, Japan
and the U.S. — offer a competitive advantage over the
three emerging economies — China, Brazil, and India.
However, as the infrastructure in developed nations ages,
and as emerging nations ramp up investments in not just
traditional infrastructure, (e.g., roads, ports, and bridges),
but also in advanced-technology based infrastructure (e.g.,
smart electricity grids, national security technologies, high
speed rail, etc.), there is potential for significant disruption
in current country rankings in the near future.
When evaluating the factors that create a competitive
advantage with respect to infrastructure, executives
participating in the 2013 GMCI survey consistently
noted the strength of a nation’s electricity, Information
Technology (IT) and telecom systems as the most
important infrastructure driver in measuring a country’s
manufacturing competitiveness. Strength in technology-
based infrastructure bodes well for emerging economies
like China, India and Brazil, which are making significant
infrastructure investments in areas that can not only
support current technologies but also provide much
needed capacity for future innovations and mass adoption
of new technologies. One specific example is China’s
government focus on electric vehicles and the investments
to provide citizens with the requisite support infrastructure
to ensure their success (e.g., smart grids, convenient
access to charging stations for customers, etc.)8
. Over the
long-term, these and similar infrastructure investments will
not only improve physical infrastructure, but will likely also
serve as catalysts for additional investments in Research
and Development (R&D) and other areas that positively
impact a nation’s overall competitiveness.
Figure 13: Global CEO Survey: Physical infrastructure competitiveness perception for six focus countries
Percentage of executives that reported a country was extremely competitive with respect to the local physical infrastructure
93%Germany
89%United States
90%Japan
66%China
24%India
41%Brazil

Research reveals that ongoing
investments in infrastructure results
in long-term economic benefit.
Specifically, a recent estimate by the
United States Congressional Budget
Office suggests that every dollar of
infrastructure spending generates an
additional 60 cents in economic
activity (for a total increase to GDP of
$1.60). This multiplier effect bodes
well for India, which recently
announced plans to invest USD
$1 trillion on infrastructure
through 20179
.

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7. Energy costs and policies
As energy becomes scarcer and costs continue to rise,
executives participating in the 2013 GMCI reported that
those nations with the ability to provide access to clean
and renewable energy at competitive costs would have an
advantage over their competitors. And while respondents
also indicated that the level of investment in energy
infrastructure, as well as the comprehensiveness and
efficiency of energy policy also contributed to a nation’s
competiveness, increasing demand and limited supply
coupled with market forces that drive prices up resulted
in energy costs being the most important driver in
this category.
It is interesting that, given the importance of energy costs,
executives ranked China as the most competitive nation
among the six focus nations, while the U.S. and Brazil were
similar in taking the second and third spots, as shown
in Figure 14. Supplemental research provided in Figure
15 reveals that China’s electricity costs (7.4 cents per
KWH) were on par with Canada (7.4 cents per KWH) and
higher than the U.S. (6.9 cents per KWH); however, they
were significantly lower than other emerging economies,
including Brazil (15.4 cents per kWH) and India (10.1
cents per kWH) and also developed nations, such as Japan
(17.9 cents per kWH) and Germany (15.7 cents per kWH).
Figure 15 also reveals that China and India’s environmental
performance, measured by Environmental Performance
Index (EPI), lagged the three developed nations —
Germany, Japan, and the U.S. The desire to rapidly grow
in order to improve their lower per capita disposable
income (as reflected in Figure 17), and thus, quality of life
(as reflected in Figure 1), could be the cause for higher
emissions and lower EPI in China and India. In contrast,
Brazil’s higher EPI may be attributed to the massive
coverage of the Amazon rainforest that it currently enjoys.
Additionally, it may not be surprising that Germany, which
traditionally has a high focus on clean energy, had the
highest EPI score among the top 10 competitive nations.
Though the U.S. ranked better than China in electricity
costs (6.9 cents per kWH) and in environmental
performance (See Figure 15), China’s rise to the top,
overtaking the U.S. in new clean energy investments in
200910
, and the government’s commitment to increase
further the share of renewable energy could have tipped
executives to rank China as the most competitive nation.
Over the long term, a number of factors — including
government policy and the emergence of new and
more efficient energy technologies — will influence the
level of impact energy costs have on a nation’s overall
competitiveness, and may also result in some countries
leapfrogging their competitors. For example, open markets
and falling levels of energy import dependence in the U.S.,
as well as new discoveries in areas such as shale gas, have
the potential to make the country energy secure.11 12
Or in Brazil, where large oil reserves and abundant access
to oil shale, natural gas, and uranium will soon result in
the country not only being self-sufficient, but also a major
exporter of energy13
. As stated earlier, Brazil’s prospects
for energy independence are likely to partially explain its
anticipated rise from the eighth to the third spot in the
GMCI in the next five years. On the other hand, Germany
appears to be already rapidly progressing in adoption of
renewable sources, with clean energy now accounting for
roughly a quarter of electricity production compared to
about 12 percent for the U.S.14
Figure 14: Global CEO Survey: Energy costs competitiveness perception for six focus countries
Percentage of executives that reported a country was extremely competitive with respect to the local cost of energy
49%Germany
63%United States
43%Japan
73%China
54%India
58%Brazil

EPI: 56.6
EPI: 58.4
JAPAN
SINGAPORE
Average electricity cost for industry in
2011 expressed in U.S. cents per kWH
5–10 U.S. cents per kWH
10–15 U.S. cents per kWH
> 15 U.S. cents per kWH
Figure 15: Supplemental data analysis: Energy cost and environmental performance likely to drive future competitiveness
Electricity costs and Environmental Performance Index (EPI) for 2013 GMCI top 10 most competitive nations
EPI: 60.9
EPI: 66.9
EPI: 57.2
EPI: 63.4
EPI: 42.2
EPI: 36.2
EPI: 56.4
CHINA
INDIA
USA
CANADA
S.KOREA
GERMANY
BRAZIL
TAIWAN
EPI: 62.2
Electricity costs:
7.4 US₵
Electricity costs:
6.9 US₵
Electricity costs:
15.4 US₵
Electricity costs:
15.7 US₵
Electricity costs:
7.4 US₵
Electricity costs:
10.1 US₵
Electricity costs:
15.6 US₵
Electricity costs:
8.3 US₵
Electricity costs:
17.9 US₵
Electricity costs:
7.3 US₵
Environmental Performance
Index (EPI) 2010
60–70
50–60
40–50
30–40
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (vii) (f)
Note: The higher the value of EPI, the better the environmental performance

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8. Local market attractiveness
Size and access to local markets is the most important
driver in this category, according to 2013 GMCI Survey
results. It is perhaps no surprise that China — with its
large population and explosive economic growth — is
considered among the most competitive of the six focus
nations highlighted in this report, along with the U.S.
and Germany, as shown in Figure 16. In contrast, it is
interesting that similar percentage of executives rate Japan,
India and Brazil as competitive in terms of local market
attractiveness. Surprisingly, Figure 17 shows China, India
and Brazil experienced substantial 10-year CAGR growth
on per capita personal disposable income between 2001
and 2011. Yet, executives surveyed ranked Brazil and India
much behind China.
At the same time, relative market attractiveness parity
among China, the U.S. and Germany demonstrates
that country size is not the only factor. Rather such
parity between emerging and developed economies on
competitive advantage is driven by a vibrant domestic
consumer base with significant spending power. These
nations, as well as others like Singapore and South Korea,
all have established middle class consumers that demand
more complex and higher quality goods — and as a result,
are likely to make these markets more attractive for large
multinationals.
In the long term, trends for emerging economies to have
higher disposable incomes bodes well for those lower-cost
manufacturing destinations, as the good manufacturing
jobs will inherently create economic prosperity for their
citizens. These trends then act to create a virtuous
manufacturing cycle: increased incomes, higher spending
ability and increased market attractiveness.
Demographics, more specifically aging populations, will
have a significant impact on market attractiveness over the
coming decades, with some nations like Japan, and even
China, despite its large population, significantly inhibited
by their aging populations and others, including the U.S.
with favorable population age demographics gaining the
upper hand as time passes.
Figure 16: Global CEO Survey: Local market attractiveness competitiveness perception for six
focus countries
Percentage of executives that reported a country was extremely competitive with respect to the
local business attractiveness
Source: Deloitte and US Council on Competitiveness, 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index
75%Germany
64%Japan
77%United States
77%China
61%India
61%Brazil

Figure 17: Supplemental data analysis: Local market attractiveness for 2013 GMCI top 10 most competitive nations
Historical trends of personal disposable income per capita (US$)
Per Capita Personal Disposable Income (US$)
Cumulative
per capita $
Individual
per capita $
180,000
160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
India, 1,271
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (viii)
Note: Per capita personal disposable income is calculated based on personal disposable income (in $ million) and population data from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
China, 2,302
Brazil, 7,951
Taiwan
10,169
South Korea
12,221
Singapore
22,416
Germany
27,720
Japan
28,370
Canada
30,780
United States
37,040
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
10-Yr Compound Annual
Growth Rate (CAGR)
for per capita personal
disposible income
(2001–2011) (%)
China: 16.5
Brazil: 14.0
India: 11.7
Canada: 8.2
South Korea: 6.9
Germany: 6.6
Singapore: 6.5
Japan: 4.1
United States: 3.3
Taiwan: 2.0
Of the emerging nations, executives felt the local markets
in India and Brazil were less attractive than first-ranked
China (Figure 16), despite all three nations experiencing
substantial 10-year CAGR growth for per capita personal
disposable income between 2001 and 2011 (Figure 17).

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9. Healthcare systems
Executives responding to the 2013 GMCI survey stated, on
average, that the overall cost of healthcare was the most
important driver within this category, followed closely by
access to quality healthcare and regulatory policies for
public health. It’s no surprise then that Germany, which is
regarded as having the world’s oldest employment-based
social health insurance and has recently started to inject
money from government revenues into the social health
insurance system to reduce wage-based health insurance
contributions15
. As shown in Figure 18, Germany is rated as
the most competitive nation in this catagory. Japan is close
behind Germany in healthcare system competitiveness.
While the U.S. ranks third, there is a wide gap between
it and second-ranked Japan (71 percent vs. 88 percent of
CEOs, respectively). This gap indicates the importance of
healthcare costs in making a country competitive.
With respect to regulatory policies for public health,
survey participants consistently cited costs associated
with compliance — including government mandates that
result in reduced corporate profitability and increased
healthcare cost burdens — as a key factor negatively
impacting a country’s overall competitiveness. That said,
all of the emerging economies in the set of six focus
nations in this report significantly trailed their developed
nation competitors despite having relatively low healthcare
costs and favorable regulatory systems that do not place
a heavy financial burden on corporations. These findings
suggest that executives are only willing to go so far with
respect to sacrificing quality healthcare for cost, and
that emerging nations have a long road ahead in their
efforts to improve the quality of healthcare provided in
their countries. As a result, their overall attractiveness as
a manufacturing destination will be ultimately influenced
by the effectiveness and efficiency of their country’s
healthcare system.
Figure 18: Global CEO Survey: Healthcare system competitiveness perception for six focus countries
Percentage of executives that reported a country was extremely competitive with respect to the local healthcare system
90%Germany
71%United States
88%Japan
27%China
18%India
31%Brazil
Germany, which is regarded as having the world’s oldest
employment-based social health insurance and has
recently started to inject money from government
revenues into the social health insurance system to reduce
wage-based health insurance contributions, is rated as the
most competitive nation in this category in the 2013
GMCI (Figure 18).

10. Government investment in
A number of factors were noted by 2013 GMCI
participants as critical in evaluating a country’s overall
competitive advantage with respect to government
investment in manufacturing and innovation. Primary
among them was the number of public-private
collaborations, followed by investments in technology,
research and development, and engineering.
Countries that lead in developing public-private
collaborations not only bring together the skills required
to spur innovation, but also create an ecosystem that
thrives on innovation through collaboration. Figure 19
shows that China and Germany, which place heavy
emphasis on creating public-private partnerships, were
ranked by 2013 GMCI survey respondents as being most
competitive among the six focus nations of the study.
Take for example, the Fraunhofer Society16
in Germany,
which is a leading example of public-private collaboration.
Fraunhofer is Europe’s largest applied-research oriented
organization and aims to transform scientific findings and
basic research into useful innovations to further economic
growth and job creation. Founded in 1949, Fraunhofer
receives approximately 40 percent of its funding from the
public sector and about 60 percent from contract research
earnings; and it operates between application-oriented
fundamental research and innovative applied research and
early stage commercialization development projects.17
The Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan
(ITRI)18
, which received 50 percent of the funding from
government, was developed with a similar mission and
model as the Fraunhofer Society. ITRI describes itself
as a national research organization, with a mission of
conducting technological research, promoting industrial
development, creating economic value, and improving
social welfare for Taiwan.19
Today, ITRI is Taiwan’s
largest applied technology R&D institution.20
ITRI has
continued to evolve since its inception in 1973 and is now
spearheading original and innovative industrial research,
transfer of technology and product developments, thereby
proliferating domestic and international industries.21
These two examples highlight key reasons why Germany
and Taiwan both are recognized among the top 10 most
competitive nations as ranked by executives responding to
the 2013 GMCI survey. In stark contrast, India and Brazil
trail on government investments in manufacturing and
innovation. Being ranked among the top 10 competitive
nations overall, India and Brazil may ultimately need to
become more involved in public-private partnerships in
the future.
81%China
Figure 19: Global CEO Survey: Government investments in manufacturing and innovation
competitiveness perception for six focus countries
Percentage of executives that reported a country was extremely competitive with respect
to the local government’s investments in manufacturing and innovation
78%Germany
65%United States
71%Japan
52%India
50%Brazil

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Chinese executives find their voice while the U.S.
and European executives sing a familiar tune
With economic, trade, financial and tax systems ranked
as the second most important driver of a nation’s
competitiveness, and with the public policy threads
that wind their way through most of the other drivers
of a country’s competitiveness, CEOs were asked again
to identify the national public policies they perceived
as contributing to the competitive advantage — or
disadvantage — of their businesses. Figure 20 identifies
the policies yielding advantages, disadvantages or rated as
neutral by CEOs for three major countries/regions included
in the study: China, Europe and the U.S. These ratings are
unique in the study design as CEOs were asked to rate
the policy portfolio only for the one country they defined
as their “home market.” Thus, Figure 20 represents U.S.
headquartered CEOs rating U.S. policies, European CEOs
rating European policies, and Chinese executives rating
Chinese policies. The results across these three countries/
regions again show some striking differences in the way
public policy is being received by business leaders.
In China, policies either encouraging or directly funding
investments in science and technology, employee
education, infrastructure development along with safety
and health regulations and sustainability policies, are
helping to provide a competitive advantage according
to Chinese executives surveyed. Sustainability policies in
China — often met with a raised eyebrow in the west
— are seen by Chinese executives as helping them drive
innovations in manufacturing and movement toward the
next generation of energy efficient products and processes
supporting the Green Growth Agenda.22
Improving energy
and environmental sustainability, which is a significant
challenge for China, is also being used by policymakers as
a catalyst for the development of a domestic innovation
culture, understood to be essential for China to make the
next significant step forward. Perhaps more notable this
time around in China are the policies business leaders
see inhibiting their success including antitrust laws and
regulations, government financial intervention and
ownership in companies, which has been at the very core
of Chinese capitalism, foreign direct investment (FDI)
policies, immigration policies and corporate tax policies.
These policies being cited as disadvantages by Chinese
executives surveyed may have been unthinkable a decade
ago, and yet as we enter 2013, Chinese executives,
through their responses, sound more like their western
colleagues than ever before in their critique of the
shortcomings of the current public policy agenda at home.
In Europe, business leaders see only the continent’s
intellectual property protection policies contributing to a
competitive advantage for them, with over 90 percent of
executives indicating that current European intellectual
property policies give them an advantage. At the other
end, only three policies have been cited by European
business leaders as contributing to a clear disadvantage
for them; they include labor policies, immigration policies
and policies resulting in government intervention and
ownership in companies. Most other policies appear to
be having a neutral impact on European manufacturing
competitiveness according to the CEO responses received.
Considering the challenges facing the Eurozone and the
extended time during which policymakers have been
working and re-working potential solutions, business
leader responses to these questions demonstrate
noticeable patience and restraint with the policy
environment.
According to the U.S. CEOs surveyed, both intellectual
property protection policies and policies supporting
technology adoption, integration and transfer help
contribute to a competitive advantage for their businesses.
On the negative side of the ledger, CEOs surveyed see
U.S. environmental policies, energy policies, corporate
tax policies, and healthcare polices as contributing to a
competitive disadvantage for manufacturers in the U.S.
These four policy areas have been consistently cited by the
U.S. executives as areas of concern.23
A striking observation common across all three countries/
regions were the large number of policies cited by
executives as neither creating a competitive advantage nor
disadvantage for their businesses, but rather seen as being
neutral or benign in the impact on competitiveness. In this
study, the neutral group is viewed as the ante for the game
in their country/region. In the U.S., 13 of the 19 policy
areas identified were deemed as being neutral; in Europe,
15 of the 19 were seen as neutral, while in China 11 of
the 19 were deemed neutral. If the goal of policymakers
is to have a limited impact on the competitiveness of their
manufacturing industry sectors, these responses from CEOs
suggest they are succeeding. However, as policymakers
continue to become more active and more sophisticated
with the policy portfolios that they are pursuing in their
quest to drive both economic growth and job creation
while protecting the citizens of their nation, an increased
number of policies being cited by executives on both the
advantage and disadvantage side of the ledger in the
future is expected.
The impact of public policy

China
Europe
United States
84%
77%
77%
73%
71%
38%
40%
41%
44%
50%
Policies in science, technology, and innovation
Infrastructure development
Employee educational training and assistance
Safety and health regulations
Sustainability policies
Antitrust laws and regulations
Government ﬁnancial intervention/ownership in companies
Foreign direct investment policies
Immigration policies
Corporate tax policies
Government ﬁnancial intervention/ownership in companies
Immigration policies
Labor policies
Intellectual property protection laws
90%
28%
30%
48%
Environment policies
Energy policies
Corporate tax policies
Healthcare polices
57%
65%
68%
73%
Technology transfer, adoption and integration policy
Intellectual property protection laws
Figure 20: Global CEO Survey: The impact of public policy
Executives thoughts on policy advantages and disadvantages (percent indicating competitive advantage or
disadvantage due to current government policies and regulations in their home country)
79%
77%
Competitive DISADVANTAGES Competitive ADVANTAGES
Neutral policies — China
• Economic development policies
• Technology transfer, adoption and
integration policy
• Intellectual property protection laws
• Environmental policies
• Central bank and economic policies
• Labor policies
• Product liability laws
• Consistency of policy and legal
enforcement
• Energy policies
• Healthcare policies
• Trade policies
Neutral policies — Europe
• Technology transfer, adoption and
integration policy
• Infrastructure development policies
• Employee educational training and
assistance
• Healthcare policies
enforcement
• Central bank and economic policies
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policies
• Sustainability policies
• Antitrust laws and regulations
• Safety and health regulations
• Energy policies
• Environmental policies
• Corporate tax policies
Neutral policies — United States
• Safety and health regulations
• Employee educational training and
assistance
• Antitrust laws and regulations
• Trade policies
• Infrastructure development policies
• Sustainability policies
enforcement
• FDI policies
• Immigration policies
• Labor policies laws and regulations
• Government financial intervention/
ownership in companies

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Conclusion
Why manufacturing matters
The 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index report
reaffirms that the world is in the midst of a paradigm shift
in manufacturing in the 21st century — one that integrates
diverse sets of ideas, products and services globally through
the lens of highly complex, integrated and self-morphing
resource webs. With the direct input provided by CEOs
into this report on the ranking of relative country-level
manufacturing competitiveness, along with supplemental
macro-level secondary data, a more comprehensive picture of
the manufacturing landscape is possible. This report highlights
what business leaders view as the critical drivers of nations’
relative manufacturing competitiveness and the policies that
underpin relative country-level advantages and disadvantages.
These combined perspectives indicate that the rapidly
evolving, global manufacturing ecosystems coincide with
not well understood and even seemingly excessive levels of
uncertainty and risks that affect nations’ economic well-being.
Taken together, however, the pace and sheer magnitude
of change presents business leaders and policymakers alike
with unprecedented challenges, while offering extraordinary
opportunities to vastly increase the vitality of a nation's
manufacturing engine for economic growth and sustainability.
Interestingly, conventional wisdom in high performance
manufacturing has long held that highly talented and skilled
people are necessary to effectively and consistently apply
cutting edge science and technology, systems thinking,
smart services and processes, and supply chain excellence.
In turn, manufacturing leaders have been able to tackle the
complexity and ride the economic storms. They have created
virtuous cycles connecting human capital synergistically
with new product and process innovation capital, green
capital (e.g., energy-efficient, sustainable and low-carbon
manufacturing and supply chains), structural capital and
financial capital.
So too, as nations vie to compete in this new era of
manufacturing, they are also developing new strategic bills
of country-level manufacturing resources — ones that are
driven by highly productive human capital and know-how
— and increasingly, not just low-cost, physical labor. Overall,
the 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index
indicates that leading nations are making the paradigm shift
towards prioritizing the development of talented and skilled
citizens, who are the source of their competitive advantage,
and benefits from their manufacturing infrastructures
and ecosystems. But before concluding on country-level
manufacturing competitiveness as ranked by executives in
this study, it is important to understand why manufacturing
matters to the economy of a nation and the prosperity of its
citizens. On the surface, the answer is simple: manufacturing
is a driving force of job creation for the middle class, no
matter the turmoil in the world. And nations with significant
advanced manufacturing capabilities enjoy an enticing
multiplier on overall economic activity.
But there is a more complex answer that has become ever
more apparent over the past decade. High performing
manufacturing also creates a virtuous cycle for a nation. For
any nation, advancing their manufacturing capabilities matters
because it typically brings together a cadre of human talent
with its investments in research and development, resulting
in innovation — the advancements of product and process
technologies, and productivity that not only allows for the
transition of those innovations into commercialized goods
and services, but also creates demand for similar high level
skills in other sectors that support manufacturing, such as
banks, third party logistics, education, call centers, healthcare,
etc. Oftentimes, manufacturing plants are the hub — and
lifeblood — of small, rural communities. Moreover, nations
that excel in manufacturing prowess are in a more favorable
position to export high-demand goods and attract foreign
direct investment. Over time, as a nation’s manufacturing
capabilities become more mature and the overall skill levels of
workers become more advanced all stakeholders — countries,
companies and citizens — begin to enjoy the economic and
quality of life benefits that result from a vibrant manufacturing
sector. In contrast, nations — and companies — are finding
that 21st century manufacturing, as described here, is indeed
a 'core competence;' and therefore, by fully outsourcing
production, leverage and advantage are eroded, which in
turn, can jeopardize their long-run, economic well-being.
These factors, in part, explain what is often not obvious:
namely, how new era manufacturing supports country-level
resiliency in turbulent times.
In summary, this report offers a critical and timely jumping-off
point for both developed and emerging economies as they
make strategic investments and enact public policies designed
to spur post-industrial era manufacturing growth and the
economic benefits that result. The final chapter is far from
written. The landscape of competitiveness will continue to
change and there will be an ebb and flow among the drivers
that business leaders see as most important to gaining a
competitive advantage. However, history would suggest that
the availability of high quality human talent will always remain
in the top set of competitiveness drivers. Importantly, this
report also provides a roadmap to guide policy in a proactive
manner. A productive and sustainable manufacturing
ecosystem requires national policies provide the enabling
country conditions and resources that are aligned with
resource drivers and the policy hurdles that exist in that
nation.
Over time, new nations will likely emerge as leaders in the
Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index while others
will continue to fall — either as a result of being overtaken
by other countries or failing to make the appropriate
investments or lacking the political will to ensure continued
leadership. The stakes are high. One thing is certain for
the new normal — the competition for manufacturing
supremacy will continue to intensify — and country strength
in manufacturing most assuredly matters!

Appendices

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1. China
Despite a recent slowdown in its economic growth, China has become
the world’s largest manufacturing nation — helping maintain its ranking
from 2010 as the most competitive manufacturing nation in the world.
Executives participating in the study consistently noted China’s labor and
materials cost advantage, strong government investment in manufacturing
and innovation, and established supplier network as key strengths.
Favorable policy actions under the country’s 12th Five-Year Plan (FYP)24
likely also helped maintain China’s top ranking for future competitiveness.
Chinese executives responding to the survey felt their government was
establishing policies in infrastructure, science and technology innovation,
workforce development, safety, health and sustainability that would
further enable future competitiveness advantages versus other nations.
These favorable policy actions, coupled with investments in key strategic
industries such as biotechnology, new energy, high-end equipment
manufacturing, clean-energy vehicles and others highlighted in the table
below position China well for continued strength in the manufacturing
industry — provided the country can maintain low labor costs, which
have been on the rise with the emergence of a strong middle class. As a
result, China is losing ground to nearby lower cost countries like Vietnam,
Indonesia and India.25
Supplemental data analysis: Key statistics China Peer average
Manufacturing GDP CAGR (2005–10) 11.9% 2.9%
Manufacturing GDP percentage of total GDP (2010) 32.4% 18.3%
Labor costs (US$/hour) (2011) 2.8 21.9
Manufacturing exports percentage of total exports (2011) 93.2% 59.9%
Manufacturing jobs created per hundred persons (2001–2010) 3.1 -0.8
Highest corporate tax rate (2012) 25.0% 26.2%
Researchers per million population (INSEAD 2012) 1,071 2,980.0
Per capita personal disposable income (US$) (2011) 2,302 15,886
Per capita personal disposable income (2011) CAGR (2001–2011) 16.5% 8.5%
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (ix)
Appendix A: Supplemental country
analysis for top 10 GMCI nations

Supplemental data analysis: China — Competitiveness at a glance
Manufacturing
highlights
• China is the largest exporter and the second largest importer
in the world.
• China became the largest manufacturing country in the
world, overtaking the U.S. in 2010.
• China’s exports are primarily in the toys, apparel and electrical
and electronics industries. China is the world’s largest
manufacturer of toy products, with a 70 percent share.
Advantages to
manufacturers
• Favorable policy actions
–– Under the 12th Five-Year Plan (FYP), the government is
likely to invest U.S. $450 billion each in environmental
protection and renewable energy, and U.S.$600 billion in
smart grids.
–– Over 2011–2015, the government will likely continue to
develop talent recruitment through education reforms,
open up the country's service sector, and strengthen the
intellectual property regime.
• Growing middle class: China’s middle class is rapidly
growing, and is expected to double in size in the next decade.
The influence of this large consumer segment will only
increase with its growing disposable income levels, creating a
strong domestic demand for products.
• Increasing R&D:
–– China has been increasing its R&D spend, growing from
1.3 percent of GDP in 2001-2005 to 1.75 percent in 2006-
2010. The target for 2011-2015 stands at 2.2 percent.
–– Patent applications from China have also been increasing
at 30 percent CAGR since 2000.
• Advanced electronics manufacturing: Low costs and
government support have made China the hub for advanced
electronics and resulted in the development of a strong
electronics supplier base, attracting manufacturers from
across the world.
• Robust raw material supply base: Ease of raw material
availability and coal-based production have lowered input
costs.
• Physical infrastructure: According to a Deloitte survey,
physical infrastructure in China is more competitive than other
Asian countries such as India and Vietnam.
Challenges • Innovation: Despite the presence of intellectual property
protection laws, enforcement of the laws remains a concern.
According to a Deloitte survey, China ranks behind other
Asian economies such as Japan, South Korea and India, but
ahead of Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia in intellectual
property protection.
• Tax burden: Overall tax burden* has been identified as the
most critical cost issue for manufacturers in China. Among
major industrial countries, China’s overall tax burden is more
than all other countries with the exception of France.
• Lower productivity: China is focused on improving wages
in the country. However, according to a Deloitte survey, China
needs to balance wage increases with productivity gains.
• Regulatory inefficiency: According to World Bank study,
China is considerably behind other large economies in terms
of policy formulation and implementation, with a 2011
percentile ranking of 45 percentile compared to Japan's 78
percentile and U.S.'s 92 percentile.
Areas to
watch out
• Investment in strategic industries
–– Under the 12th FYP, the government is focusing on
improving the innovation capacity of the country.
–– Government plans to implement preferential tax, fiscal,
and procurement policies for seven identified Strategic
Emerging Industries (SEI) — biotechnology, new energy,
high-end equipment manufacturing, energy conservation
and environmental protection, clean-energy vehicles, new
materials and next-generation information technology.
• Slowing domestic growth: China’s GDP growth has
slowed over the past three years. In 2012, China’s GDP grew
7.6 percent year over year, its slowest pace in the last three
years. Slow growth in the Eurozone and sluggish recovery in
the U.S. are limiting the contribution of net exports to the
country's GDP growth.
• Greater emphasis on energy and environment:
–– Government is promoting sustainable growth by
promoting SEIs such as new energy, energy conservation
and environmental protection.
–– 12th FYP emphasizes efforts to improve and encourage
sustainable growth. This is through tax and other fiscal
incentives for environment-friendly industries/practices and
stringent pollution reduction targets.
• Improving education: The 2012 budget entails a 2.2 trillion
Yuan (i.e. 4 percent of GDP, about $346.5 billion) allocation
for education. This investment will be an important step for
improving the quality and availability of labor.
• Rising labor costs:
–– Labor costs in China have been growing over the last
10 years. Factory wages had increased 20 percent year
on year in 2010.
–– The central government is encouraging the increase
of minimum wages as a matter of policy, by about 13
percent annually through 2015.
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (x)
*Note: Overall tax burden includes corporate tax, individual tax, social security contribution, and VAT

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2. Germany
Global executives participating in the 2013 GMCI survey felt Germany
had made significant manufacturing competitiveness gains since the 2010
GMCI was published, which is perhaps not surprising since the country
ranked highest in talent-driven innovation — the driver executives ranked
as most important for competitiveness. The country jumped six positions
from eighth to second in the current competitiveness rankings. Primarily
driven by a renewed focus on the manufacturing sector over the last
decade, manufacturing exports grew nearly three times between 2000
and 2011. Today, Germany is the world’s second-largest manufacturing
exporter behind China.26
Germany has taken a different path than China in improving
manufacturing competitiveness. The country has focused its efforts
on the development of new technologies and innovative capabilities,
which requires a highly skilled workforce that commands high labor
rates. Diversity within the manufacturing sector is also helping elevate
Germany’s GMCI ranking. Building on the its historical strength in
automotive manufacturing and “made in Germany” premium brand, the
country continues to grow and dominate the field of “mechatronics” — a
multidisciplinary field of science and engineering that merges mechanics,
electronics, control theory, and computer science to improve and optimize
product design and manufacturing.27
The technological advancements and
innovations stemming from investments in mechatronics will likely result in
significant demand for Germany’s specialized manufacturing machines and
systems from developing countries seeking more advanced manufacturing
capabilities.
Germany also received high marks for other competitiveness drivers,
including physical infrastructure, healthcare, legal and regulatory systems,
and its established supplier network.
Executives surveyed, however, expressed concern about Germany’s
ability to maintain its competitive advantage. Survey results reveal that
participants fear Germany will drop from the world’s second most
competitive nation in 2013 to fourth by 2018. Executives felt Germany’s
labor and material costs, as well as energy costs and policies, were
significant disadvantages negatively impacting the country’s long-term
competitiveness. Other factors noted as concerning include lack of
venture capital for start-ups and ongoing instability across the Eurozone.
These factors, exacerbated by rapid advancements in the manufacturing
capabilities of countries like China, India and Brazil, may slowly erode
Germany’s competitiveness.
Supplemental data analysis: Key statistics Germany Peer average
Manufacturing GDP CAGR (2005–10) -0.5% 2.9%
Manufacturing jobs created per hundred persons (2001–2010) -1.8 -0.8

Supplemental data analysis: Germany — Competitiveness at a glance
Manufacturing
highlights
• With only about 1.2 percent of the world population,
Germany is the world’s fourth largest producer and the largest
exporter of automobiles (cars and commercial vehicles).
• Germany is the second largest manufacturing exporter after
China, with manufacturing exports growing 2.7 times between
2000 and 2011.
• Germany’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), called
the Mittlestand, include three million companies and employ
around 70 percent of the country’s workforce.
Advantages to
manufacturers
• Dominance in manufacturing "mechatronics":
–– Machine and plant manufacturing is one of the five
biggest industries in Germany followed by electronics
manufacturing.
–– German Mittlestand produces sophisticated machine tools
that the emerging markets need as they develop their
manufacturing capabilities.
• Automotive capabilities:
–– Germany’s marquee auto brands have created a name and
strong customer loyalty for themselves across the globe.
–– High-end German cars are in demand from affluent
consumers all across the new emerging markets.
• Innovation capability:
–– Germany is a leader in key new technologies, including
renewable energy such as solar and wind power.
–– Abundance of R&D institutes, continued government
support to science and technology, and close links
between industry and universities are some of the key
factors for growth in innovation capacity.
• Growth of SMEs (Mittlestand) boosted manufacturing:
–– Growth of Mittlestand with stable family ownership and
the ability to produce sophisticated goods that cannot
be easily replicated boosted manufacturing growth in
Germany.
–– Government support in terms of tax breaks and
depreciation allowances boosted SME growth.
• Skilled labor:
–– The “dual system” of vocational training, which combines
classroom instruction with work experience is a model
several countries are trying to emulate.
–– Nearly half of German high-school students take up dual
training in one of the 344 trades (from tanner to dental
technician) in the country.
• High quality infrastructure:
–– Infrastructure is one of Germany’s strengths. Swiss
institute, IMD, ranks Germany seventh on the quality of
infrastructure among 59 countries, compared to other
nations such as Japan (seventeenth), China (twenty-ninth),
and Brazil (fourty-fifth).
Challenges • Lack of venture capital:
–– Most of the SMEs are dependent on bank financing while
the venture capital market in Germany remains weak. In
2011, venture capital investment in Germany was 0.03
percent of GDP, compared to 0.2 percent in the U.S.
–– In times of crisis, such as the Euro-zone crisis, it is essential
for companies to not just rely on banks but look for other
partners as well.
• High labor costs: At $43.8/hour in 2010, manufacturing
wages in Germany are among the highest globally.
• Vulnerability of German banks to the Euro-zone crisis:
–– Some of the German banks are highly leveraged, have
low capital quality and profitability, and are significantly
exposed to the euro area economies.
–– This vulnerability could impact the availability of finance
within the economy.
Areas to
watch out
• Domestic demand-led recovery: According to IMF,
Germany is likely to post robust economic growth in the
second-half of 2012 as household incomes are rising,
corporate balance sheets are healthy, the unemployment rate
is low at 5.3 percent (in 2Q12), and inflation is expected to be
low.
• Encouragement for alternative energy sector:
–– Germany’s laws encouraged investment in green-energy
and in 2010, the country’s green-energy sector received
$41 billion in new investment, compared to $34 billion in
the U.S.
–– Germany’s green-energy companies make niche products
such as components for solar panels and machine tools for
building parts for solar devices. Such products are always
in demand, as countries across the world strive to increase
the production of alternative energy.
• Intensification of the Euro-zone crisis
–– An escalation of financial stress and further deterioration
of confidence in Europe could lead to a sharp downturn in
Germany. Decline in financing by banks as well as decline
in consumer and business confidence could slowdown
domestic growth. On the other hand, exports will also
suffer due to weak global demand.
–– Germany’s efforts to stabilize the Euro-zone are unpopular
within the country and the effect of these policy decisions
might be of significance for the political scenario in
Germany.
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (xi)

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3. United States
Like Germany, executives participating in the 2013 GMCI survey felt that the
U.S. had also improved its competitiveness capabilities since 2010, moving
up one spot from fourth to third in current manufacturing competitiveness,
behind China and Germany.
Executives surveyed noted several advantages that improved U.S. appeal
as a manufacturing destination, including a core competency for talent-
driven innovation. The country also received high scores with respect to its
physical infrastructure, established supplier network, and strong legal and
regulatory systems. Other noted policy advantages that further strengthened
U.S. competitiveness included intellectual property protection laws and
technology transfer, adoption, and integration.
Despite an increased focus in the U.S. over the last five years by both
public and private sector leaders with respect to America’s manufacturing
competitiveness, executives participating in the 2013 GMCI survey almost
consistently cited an overall sense of uncertainty that plagues much of the
U.S. regulatory system as a significant disadvantage.
These sentiments are consistent with those outlined in Ignite 1.0.
Released in 2011, Ignite 1.0 is based on interviews that the Council and
Deloitte conducted with over three dozen U.S. CEOs and senior executives.
Like those participating in the 2013 GMCI survey, executives participating in
the Ignite 1.0 interviews also consistently and nearly unanimously expressed
concern over the consequences of uncertainty. Clarity and permanency of
R&D tax credits, competitive tax rates, ratification of free trade agreements,
tort reform, healthcare policy, financial reforms, labor policy, innovation
policy, energy policy and carbon regulation policy were all examples cited by
executives of policy areas where competitive policies developed and enacted
with clarity and maintained with stability would likely provide tremendous
opportunities for American manufacturers.28
As a result of policy and regulatory disadvantages, as well as high labor,
corporate tax, and unemployment rates, along with sluggish GDP growth,
executives surveyed expect the U.S. to fall behind due to the rise of India and
Brazil, and drop to the world’s fifth most competitive manufacturing nation
in five years.
Supplemental data analysis: Key statistics United States Peer average

Supplemental data analysis: United States — Competitiveness at a glance
Manufacturing
highlights
• U.S. remains the most heavily invested-into country in the
world with FDI stock inflow being $3.5 trillion in 2011.
• Second largest manufacturer of automobiles (cars and
commercial vehicles) in 2011.
• U.S. has the sixth largest proven natural gas reserves.
Low cost shale gas availability gives U.S. manufacturers a
competitive edge in the global markets.
• U.S. share of the world's total GDP (PPP) is likely to fall
to 18.4 percent by 2015 due to China's rapid economic
growth.
• Manufacturing employment in the U.S. declined from 17.6
million jobs in 1998 to just 11.6 million jobs at the end of
2010.
• Largest producer of ethanol biofuel. Along with Brazil, it
accounted for 87 percent of ethanol production in 2011.
Advantages to
manufacturers
• Technological prowess and size:
–– U.S. leads many nations, both developed and
developing, in innovation. For instance, in 2010, the
U.S. stood among the top countries in terms of patents
granted.
–– U.S. is the second largest manufacturing economy (at
current prices) and produced 18.2 percent of globally
manufactured products in 2010.
• Research support for national laboratories and
universities:
–– U.S. has a robust system of research funding for national
laboratories and universities.
–– About 20 percent of research in universities is funded
through the National Science Foundation, which comes
to about $7 billion in funding for 2012.
–– The total funding for national laboratories is expected to
be over $10 billion in 2013.
• High productivity: U.S. has the highest labor productivity
in the world, at $68,156 per employee for 2011.
• Policy actions:
–– In June 2011, President Obama launched Advanced
Manufacturing Partnership with an investment of more
than $500 million that invests in emerging technologies
such as nanotechnology to create jobs and enhance
competitiveness.
–– In 2012, the President announced a new $1 billion
proposal for creating a network of “manufacturing
innovation institutes” and proposed $2.2 billion in
advanced manufacturing R&D for FY13.
Challenges • High-cost labor: Labor costs in the U.S. in 2011 were
significantly higher than in emerging countries such as
China and India; in addition, availability of talent and rising
consumption in these markets has been a threat to the U.S.
manufacturing.
• High corporate tax rates: One of the highest corporate
tax rates in the world (at 39.1 percent in 2012) poses a
serious burden on manufacturers.
• Slowing growth: Low GDP growth rates and high
unemployment rate of over 8 percent for the last three
years would dampen consumer confidence. This would
encourage manufacturers to move to high-growth regions
such as China and India in search of better opportunities.
In addition, manufacturers are also increasing their R&D
efforts in Asia, to bring out products to suit their localized
needs.
Areas to
watch out
• Policy uncertainty
–– Uncertainty about continuation of tax cuts and a fall
in budget spending starting in January 2013 is making
some manufacturers defer or cancel their investment
plans.
–– Manufacturers support the R&D tax credit being made
permanent, rather than being extended it each year, to
boost competitiveness.
–– Policy uncertainty in the U.S. is attributed to frequent
lack of bipartisanship and the absence of long term
national plans.
• Shale gas availability
–– Abundant availability of shale gas could make the
U.S. an attractive destination for energy-intensive
manufacturing such as chemicals.
–– Some of the manufacturers producing petrochemicals,
steel, fertilizers and other products are already returning
to the U.S. after relocating overseas.
–– High rates of shale gas recovery could result in a million
new manufacturing jobs by 2025.
• Reshoring: Due to rising labor costs in China, increasing
transportation costs due to higher oil prices, and availability
of low-cost shale gas in the U.S., U.S. manufacturing
companies are building high-tech factories in the U.S.
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (xii)

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4. India
It appears India’s appeal as a global manufacturing destination is not
yet solidified. The country dropped two spots in current 2013 GMCI
rankings, falling from second to fourth since 2010. However, the decline
may be short-lived as executives felt the country would regain its former
position and once again become the world’s second most competitive
manufacturing nation in the next five years, behind China.
The country’s strong talent pool in the areas of science, technology and
research, in conjunction with some of the lowest labor rates in the world,
were cited by survey participants as significant competitive advantages that
would positively impact India’s ability to conduct cost-efficient research
and development.
While the political climate in India is viewed as stable, executives cite
concerns with the country’s policy, regulatory, and healthcare systems,
and under-developed physical infrastructure as some of India’s least
competitive areas.
Until recently, India’s economy witnessed extraordinary expansion,
achieving a five-year CAGR rate of 7.8 percent in 2011. In addition, in the
last five years its manufacturing exports grew at a CAGR of 17.1 percent. In
September 2012, however, The Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council
(PMEAC) lowered its growth estimate to 6.7 percent for India’s current
fiscal year. And despite the revision, some economists believe the PMEAC’s
projection seems optimistic, and GDP growth could end up even lower.29
High interest rates appear to have also hurt Indian companies, which
have higher interest payments. In addition, higher crude prices,
rupee depreciation and rising power costs have impacted corporate
performance.30
Yet the outlook for the coming quarters is much better, and
the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) expects the profitability
of companies to improve.31
Recognizing the importance of kick-starting the
manufacturing sector and boosting domestic investment, India’s finance
minister has also recently urged public sector banks to cut lending rates.32
India’s government is also enacting policy changes designed to improve
the country’s competitiveness in areas executives noted as disadvantages.
In 2011, the country approved a National Manufacturing Policy, which will
help lower taxes, provide faster permits and ease labor laws. Through this
policy, India hopes to boost the share of manufacturing from 16 percent of
GDP in 2009 to 25 percent by 2022, while also adding 100 million jobs in
the manufacturing sector by 2022.
India also recently announced a U.S$1 trillion (Rs. 50 trillion) investment
in infrastructure over the next five years, which will result in increased
efficiency and low operating costs for manufacturers operating in the
country.
Over the long term, India’s workforce skills and cost advantages, improved
policies and regulations, and significant investment will likely boost its
competitive advantage and help maintain the country’s position as a strong
contender on the global manufacturing front.
Supplemental data analysis: Key statistics India Peer average
Researchers per million population (INSEAD 2012) 136 2,980.0

Supplemental data analysis: India — Competitiveness at a glance
Manufacturing
highlights
• India posted a real GDP growth of 6.9 percent in 2011.
The economy grew at a 5-year CAGR of 7.8 percent till
2011, which is among the highest among major emerging
nations.
• India's manufacturing exports grew at a CAGR of 17.1
percent between 2006 and 2011.
• India’s largest manufacturing exports are textile goods,
engineering goods and chemicals.
• India is the sixth largest manufacturer of automobiles (cars
and commercial vehicles) in the world in 2011.
Advantages to
manufacturers
• Skilled, low-cost labor force:
–– Rich talent pool of scientists and researchers offering
cost-efficient research and development.
–– Abundant availability of engineers and English-speaking
workforce aid in the growth of services as well as
manufacturing industry.
–– Labor costs ($0.9/hour in 2011) are among the lowest
in the world.
• Plans huge investments in infrastructure: India has
set itself a target of $1 trillion investment in infrastructure
over the next five years (2012-17). Huge investments in
infrastructure provides a big market for manufacturers
such as steel and cement industries, improves the
logistics, and lowers the manufacturing costs and makes
manufacturers more competitive.
• High economic growth provides a vast domestic market
for manufacturers. To tap this opportunity, global
manufacturers are setting up plants in India, bringing
the latest technology, and competing with the local
manufacturers. Competition between the foreign
multinationals and local companies pushes companies to
improve productivity and also encourages them to invest
more in innovation.
• Ambitious national manufacturing policy:
–– Approved in 2011, the policy will aid in creating
industrial enclaves that will offer lower taxes, faster
permits and easier labor laws and is expected to boost
the share of manufacturing from 16 percent of GDP
in 2009 to 25 percent by 2022, adding 100 million
jobs in manufacturing by 2022. However, third party
estimate that manufacturing as a percent of GDP may
grow only up to 17 percent and add 69 million jobs.
Challenges • Poor infrastructure and government regulations:
–– Huge investments are needed to improve the transport
network and power supply. This is because logistics
cost in India is high at 13-14 percent of GDP compared
to 7-8 percent in developed countries.
–– Outdated land acquisition and labor laws along with
cumbersome procedures for shipping manufactured
goods overseas, pose a challenge to manufacturers.
• Increased inflation, higher interest rates and
lower growth:
–– India’s Central Bank has maintained a tough stance
against rising prices by increasing its key policy rate, the
repo rate, by 375 basis points between March 2010
and October 2011, and the rate currently stands at 8
percent. High interest rates raise, the cost of funds for
manufacturers, hurting investment prospects.
–– GDP grew at 5.3 percent in the first quarter of 2012,
the slowest quarterly rate since early 2003.
Areas to
watch out
• Labor reforms:
–– Successive governments in India have been trying to
reform archaic labor laws that make firing permanent
labor a daunting task. To avoid this problem,
manufacturers, particularly auto firms, have been
increasingly hiring contract labor who are paid at half
the rate of permanent labor.
–– Wage disparity and absence of other benefits related
to health and pensions is causing discontent among
contract labor, leading to demand for pay parity with
permanent labor.
• Government policies: The prevalence of coalition
politics in India means that the consensus needed for
policy reforms is difficult to reach and has led to a slow
pace of policy reforms, which can hurt investments in
the country. However, things appear to be moving in a
positive direction with the government announcing a slew
of policy measures including allowing FDI in multi-brand
retail and aviation sectors.
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (xiii)

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5. South Korea
Executives participating in the 2013 GMCI survey cite South Korea as the
fifth most competitive nation in the world in terms of current manufacturing
competitiveness. This represents a decline of two positions since the 2010
GMCI. Perhaps more troubling, however, are 2013 GMCI survey results
which show that South Korea will continue to become less competitive over
the next five years - falling to sixth by 2018.
Despite long-term concerns, South Korea has a strong manufacturing
foundation on which to build. Executives in particular noted South
Korea’s competitive cost structure and product quality as key competitive
advantages. Favorable industrial policy and a highly educated and skilled
workforce were also cited. Driven by the country’s leadership in the
manufacturing of advanced technologies, companies operating in South
Korea have easy access to local talent with experience in high-technology
industries.
However, executives surveyed viewed South Korea’s complex policy
and regulatory environment as one of the country’s most significant
competitive disadvantages. The resulting difficulties of conducting business
in South Korea, coupled with recent economic declines, contributed to the
forecasted five-year dip in the country’s GMCI ranking.
Supplemental data analysis: Key statistics South Korea Peer average

Supplemental data analysis: South Korea — Competitiveness at a glance
Manufacturing
highlights
• South Korea leads globally in the manufacturing of LCD (Liquid
Crystal Displays), memory chips and smart phones.
• It is the world’s largest shipbuilder and 5th largest globally in
automobile manufacturing.
• Its most important exports are finished products such
electronics, semiconductors, LCD panels, mobile phones,
computers accessories, television sets and motor vehicles.
Advantages to
manufacturers
• Competitive costs and better quality:
–– South Korea’s average manufacturing wages/hour is less
than half of U.S. wages at $16.6/hour, compared to $34.7
in the U.S.
–– In addition, labor output/hour in South Korea improved at
a CAGR of 5.8 percent between 2005 and 2010 compared
U.S.’s 3.7 percent and Germany’s 0.6 percent. Hence,
higher productivity leading to reduction in labor costs.
–– Japanese auto makers are increasing their South Korean
imports since they are cheaper and are better in quality
compared to China.
• Growth in free trade agreements: After the establishment
of free trade agreements Roadmap in 2003, South Korea
has actively pursued free trade agreements with more than
50 countries. South Korea currently has eight free trade
agreements in force, two concluded free trade agreements,
eight under negotiation and six under consideration with
economies across the world.
• Strong Innovation: South Korea is counted among the
innovation leaders of the world and is the top ranked country
for innovation in the Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) sector.
• Favorable industrial policy:
–– Identified manufacturing and export as key growth areas
and within these, identified 17 sectors as possible high-
growth markets.
–– These 17 sectors fall under three broad categories:
green-tech, high-tech convergence technologies such as
intelligent robotics, and value-added services in sectors
such as telecommunications.
–– The government then identified seven ‘flagship’ areas
for investment that could facilitate growth across the 17
sectors. These areas are — automobiles, shipbuilding,
semiconductors, steel, machinery, textiles, parts and
materials.
–– The seven areas were then encouraged through public
investment, policy directives, and incentives for private
investments and FDI.
• Well-educated workforce: Among the peer set of 38
countries, South Korea ranks fourth in terms of the percent
of graduates in technical fields. Almost 80 percent of the
students passing high school enroll for tertiary education and
the country’s education spending is among the highest in
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD) countries. According to EIU, local talent is easily
available in high-technology industries in the country.
Challenges • Bureaucratic complexities: Despite favorable government
attitude towards FDI, South Korea's business environment
remains difficult due to the continuing complexities of
registration, notification, licensing and approval requirements.
• Slowing global economy impacting South Korea’s
growth:
–– South Korea relies on exports for growth, with exports of
goods and services as a percent of GDP at 52.4 percent in
2010 compared to 39.3 percent in 2005. Hence, slowing
global economic growth will impact South Korea’s exports
in the short term.
–– In addition, growth outlook for the country has declined
due to slowing manufacturing output, exports growth,
and global economic growth. IMF reduced GDP growth
estimate for the country for the second-half of 2012 to
3.25 percent from 3.5 percent.
Areas to
watch out
• Reducing interest rates to boost growth:
–– First time since February 2009, South Korea’s central bank
reduced its base interest rate in July 2012 by 25 basis
points to cushion the impact of the Eurozone crisis and
boost domestic growth.
–– The rate cut spurred worries of further cuts in the future
and also resulted in the KRW weakening against USD.
–– The KRW lost 5.5 percent against the U.S. Dollar in the
one-year to August 30, 2012 as South Korea’s exports and
domestic growth slowed.
• Investment opportunities from development of green
technologies and renewable energy (RE): South Korea is
focused on increasing renewable energy consumption from
2 percent in 2010 to 11 percent by 2030. The government
plans to invest $30.7 billion by 2020 in renewable energy
and green technologies. The government is also providing tax
credits and other incentives for RE/green technologies and all
components/equipment used in RE plants to spur investment
in these sectors.
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (xiv)

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6. Taiwan
Taiwan’s top 10 ranking in the 2013 GMCI is perhaps no surprise given
the country’s competitive advantages in the areas of corporate tax rates,
trade, infrastructure and workforce development. Furthermore, executives
responding to the 2013 GMCI survey cite Taiwan’s high economic freedom
and established manufacturing capabilities as key contributors to the
country’s competitiveness, which have evolved to become recognized as a
global destination for research, development and production. Crucial to the
country’s success in this area has been the approach taken in establishing
a leadership position in the semiconductor industry. Today, Taiwan has a
culture of industrial development that has led to the rise of research and
manufacturing clusters, something identified in Ignite 2.0 as critical to the
“manufacturing ecosystem.”33
With respect to competitive disadvantages, executives surveyed noted
concerns about intellectual property protection and high energy and
material costs as a result of Taiwan’s lack of natural resources.
Although the country has strong trade relations with Western economies, is
pursuing new free trade agreements and working to improve relations with
China in efforts to boost cross-strait trading, Taiwan, like other countries,
is expected fall behind the rise of India and Brazil and become the seventh
most competitive manufacturing nation by 2018.
Supplemental data analysis: Key statistics Taiwan Peer average
Manufacturing jobs created per hundred persons (2001–2010) NA -0.8
Researchers per million population (INSEAD 2012) NA 2,980.0
Executives responding to the 2013 GMCI survey cite Taiwan’s
high economic freedom and established manufacturing
capabilities, which have evolved to become recognized as a global
destination for research, development and production, as key
contributors to the country’s competitiveness.

Supplemental data analysis: Taiwan — Competitiveness at a glance
Manufacturing
highlights
• Taiwan has a large electronics industry that has been the
primary exporter and driver of the country’s economy.
• Taiwan began as a manufacturing base for foreign
semiconductor companies but has now evolved into a
global development and manufacturing center.
Advantages to
manufacturers
• Low tax burden: Taiwan has a top corporate tax of 17
percent, significantly lower than many developed nations,
making Taiwan’s taxes very competitive.
• Educated workforce: Taiwan has near universal literacy
with the government spending an average of 18 percent
of its expenditure on education every year.
• Infrastructure: Being one of the first countries in Asia
to develop infrastructure, Taiwan’s facilities are extensive,
with 100 percent of the state-owned railway network
electrified, three large ports and two international airports.
• Strong ties with western economies: Being one of
the first developed countries in Asia, Taiwan has had
strong relations with Western economies which were, and
continue to be its major trade partners.
• Taiwan free trade zone: The presence of a free trade
zone coupled with Taiwan’s geographic advantage of
being located close to several major ports in Asia is a
significant advantage for manufacturers.
• High economic freedom: Taiwan is one of the 20
freest economies in the world, with strong commitment
to structural reform and openness to global commerce. It
has recently eliminated minimum capital requirements for
establishing a company in Taiwan.
• Manufacturing cluster: Taiwan has a culture of
industrial development in the semiconductor industry
which has led to the rise of research and manufacturing
clusters in the industry.
Challenges • Intellectual property Protection: Despite being
removed from USTR’s (United States Trade Representative)
watch list, Protection of intellectual property in Taiwan
remains a challenge.
• No natural resources: Taiwan lacks any significant
natural resources and its reserves of coal, natural gas and
oil are of limited commercial viability. Hence the large
manufacturing base it possesses is supported by energy
and raw material imports.
Areas to
watch out
• Cross-strait relations: Taiwan is attempting to
improve relations with China, its largest trade partner by
negotiating new accords within the framework of the
bilateral Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement
(ECFA). However this is being balanced with a wary
approach, to ensure its sovereignty is not put at risk.
• A strong relationship with China is also important for
Taiwan to pursue trade agreements with other countries
with less resistance from China.
• Signing of new free trade agreements: Taiwan has
been discussing deals with partners including the EU, U.S.,
Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia and New Zealand. but
obstacles persist. Taiwan’s deal with New Zealand may
be an exception where a far-reaching agreement may be
possible.
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (xv)

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7. Canada
Like Germany, Canada also climbed six spots in 2013 GMCI current
manufacturing competiveness rankings — moving the country into
the top 10 most competitive nations in the world. Executives surveyed
noted specifically Canada’s established manufacturing industry and
strong automotive, industrial machinery, aircraft and telecommunications
exports as strong contributors to manufacturing competitiveness.
Other advantages included Canada’s favorable regulatory environment,
government support and investment in manufacturing, and proximity to
the U.S.
In efforts to build on these advantages, Canada is now pursuing additional
free trade agreements, and has recently announced that it will fund all
capital costs associated with the construction of a new bridge between
Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan.34
The measure is intended to
improve the efficiency of goods that flow through this trade corridor,
which total approximately 25 percent of all trade between the U.S. and
Canada, as well as allow for increased commercial traffic that is forecasted
to triple over the next 30 years.35
Despite these efforts, Canada is expected to drop to eighth in GMCI
competitiveness rankings over the next five years. A key factor contributing
to this decline, according to executives responding to the 2013 GMCI
survey is increased difficulty in finding highly educated workers who
possess the skills required in today’s advanced manufacturing operations.
Supplemental data analysis: Key statistics Canada Peer average

Supplemental data analysis: Canada — Competitiveness at a glance
Manufacturing
highlights
• Canada has an established manufacturing industry and
exports motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery,
aircraft, telecommunications equipment and electronics.
• Canadian industry relies heavily on resource-based
manufacturing.
• Canada is one of the few developed countries that is a net
energy exporter.
Advantages to
manufacturers
• Efficient regulatory environment: The regulatory
environment in Canada is very supportive of businesses,
with:
–– No minimum capital required for starting a company.
–– Recent reduction in cost of obtaining necessary
licenses.
–– Flexible labor regulations.
• High economic freedom: Canada has the freest
economy in the North American Region. Canada also has
low trade and non-trade tariff barriers, allowing for open
markets.
• Strong support for exports: Canadian economy has
a significant dependence on exports. NAFTA (North
American Free-Trade Agreement) dominates Canadian
trade and provides it special access to the largest economy
in the world, the U.S.
• Canada's most important trading partner is the United
States, which accounted for 73.7 percent of its total
exports in 2011.
• Support for industry: Government incentives are
provided to companies to invest in underdeveloped areas
in Canada via four region-specific programs for improving
productivity and global competitiveness; building new
plants, or expanding or modernizing existing ones; and
identifying and developing new domestic or global
markets.
• Abundant natural resources: Canada has significant
energy, forest and mineral resources. Canada is also a
leading exporter of natural resources, and resource-based
technology and knowledge.
Challenges • Availability of skilled labor: With rapid evolution
of technology used in manufacturing, Canadian
manufacturers are increasingly finding it difficult to find
technically skilled labor.
• Appreciation of Canadian dollar: Recent increase
in the export of oil and natural gas has led to a
corresponding appreciation of the Canadian dollar, which
affects the export competitiveness of Canadian products.
Areas to
watch out
• Free trade agreements: Canada in in ongoing
negotiations to create trade agreements with:
–– Individual countries — Canada is in India, Japan, Korea,
Morocco, Singapore, Ukraine.
–– Group of countries — EU (Comprehensive Economic
and Trade Agreement), CARICOM, Andean Community
Countries.
• Elimination of import duties and tariffs: The federal
government has in place a program to eliminate all import
duties and tariffs on more than 1,700 products such as
manufacturing equipment and a variety of sector inputs by
2015. This will come through a national economic action
plan that was brought in as part of the 2009/10 and
2010/11 budgets.
• Clean energy:
–– The government is focused on developing clean energy
and has implemented several programs to encourage
clean-energy practices.
–– The 2011/12 budget extended accelerated-capital-
depreciation treatment to specific equipment for clean-
energy generation and conservation and renewed
$97 million in funding for clean-energy-research
opportunities.
–– $1 billion in funding will be provided through Pulp and
Paper Green Transformation Program for renewable-
energy production in the forest-products industry.
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (xvi)

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8. Brazil
Surprisingly, Brazil’s GMCI ranking has dropped since 2010, falling from
fifth to eighth in current manufacturing competitiveness. Unlike South
Korea and Taiwan, however, executives surveyed expect the manufacturing
environment in Brazil to improve quickly and felt the country would
become the world’s third most competitive nation over the next five years.
Key to Brazil’s manufacturing advantages are ongoing investments in
the sector and favorable policy actions that seek to spur long-term
competitiveness. Specifically, the country’s recently announced Brasil Major
(Bigger Brazil) Industrial Plan is expected to create favorable tax advantages
for Brazilian manufacturers, as well as reduce lending and energy costs.
Under the plan, the Brazilian government also hopes to address a set of
fiscal, legal, financial and infrastructure obstacles, commonly referred to
as the “Brazil Cost,” that have helped undermine the competitiveness of
Brazilian companies, as well as the competitiveness of the entire domestic
market in relation to the ability of importers and exporters to deal with
international competition.36
Fortunately, preparations for the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics
in 2016 are expected to drive a number of improvements. For example,
Brazil is expected to improve infrastructure and bring in foreign investment,
which will likely have a positive influence on improving the country’s
manufacturing industry and competitive position.37
Brazil is also one of
the few countries with a sufficiently large natural resource base coupled
with a relatively advanced research infrastructure. This places the country
in a unique position to capture more profitable stages of the value chain
through the use of alternative energies that are ecologically sustainable.38
Executives participating in the 2013 GMCI survey did express concern
with Brazil’s workforce, which some felt represented a competitive
disadvantage. This could be due to scarce availability of skilled workers,
which was further exacerbated by the high cost of labor in Brazil.
Despite some questioning of the long-term effectiveness of the Brasil
Major Industrial Plan, most executives agree that the manufacturing
environment in the country will continue to improve as Brazil proactively
addresses policy, regulatory and workforce challenges.39
Additional
investments by companies representing China, South Korea and North
America looking to take advantage of opportunities resulting from the
World Cup and Olympics will also likely boost competitiveness.
Supplemental data analysis: Key statistics Brazil Peer average
Labor costs (US$/hour) (2011) 12 21.9

Supplemental data analysis: Brazil — Competitiveness at a glance
Manufacturing
highlights
• Brazil is a growing economy with footwear, autos,
automotive parts and machinery as its major
manufacturing exports.
• Brazil is the world’s second largest producer of ethanol
fuel and until 2010, it was the largest exporter.
Advantages to
manufacturers
• Favorable policy actions — Brazil Major
–– The government launched Brazil Major (Bigger Brazil)
Industrial Plan in 2011 and expanded it in 2012. The
plan removes 20 percent payroll tax for some Brazilian
manufacturers including clothing, shoe making,
textiles, auto parts, capital goods, etc. Instead of a
payroll tax, these industries will be paying tax at the
rate of 1 percent on gross revenues.
• The Plan also expands low-cost lending by Brazil’s National
Development Bank, BNDES, thus aiding in cheaper funds
for industries.
• Vast natural resource base: Sufficiently large natural
base along with relatively advanced research infrastructure
places the country in a unique position to capture more
profitable stages of the value chain through alternative
energies that are ecologically sustainable.
Challenges • Low-skilled but high-cost labor
–– With only 11.3 percent of total tertiary graduates in
science and engineering fields in 2010, there is scarcity
of skilled labor in Brazil.
–– Hourly compensation for manufacturing wages rose
at a 5-yr CAGR of 15 percent to $10.1 in 2010. These
wages were higher when compared to China or India.
• High taxation: High corporate taxes of 34 percent add
to already high cost of doing business in Brazil.
• Poor infrastructure: Poor infrastructure poses a threat
to the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry and
adds an additional $10 billion annually to the costs.
• Brazilian real appreciation: Appreciation of the
Brazilian Real is making imports cheaper and exports
costlier; merchandise imports grew at a CAGR of 19.7
percent during 2006-11 compared to 13.2 percent for
exports.
Areas to
watch out
• Reforms to reduce “Brazil Cost”
–– The government is implementing policies to lower
interest rates, provide tax breaks on certain consumer
goods, and check the appreciation of the currency.
Brazil has recently cut electricity taxes up to 28 percent
for industries, which will lower energy costs for
industries and improve their competitiveness.
–– Government also aims to lower the excessive red tape
and widespread bribery, another major factor in the
“Brazil Cost.”
• Effectiveness of Bigger Brazil Industrial Plan: OECD
criticized the plan in 2011 saying that it may provide short-
term relief for manufacturing companies but will not be
sufficient to reduce the cost disadvantage of producing
in Brazil.
• Investment in infrastructure
–– Infrastructure is likely to improve aided by the planned
energy generation projects and by hosting of soccer
World Cup and Olympic Games in 2014 and 2016,
respectively.
–– Chinese, Korean, and North American companies
are investing, particularly in auto and construction
machinery sectors, to benefit from the growth
opportunities that would result from the hosting of the
2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games.
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (xvii)

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9. Singapore
2013 GMCI rankings position Singapore as the ninth most competitive
nation in the world in terms of current manufacturing capabilities.
Executives participating in the survey noted several factors that contributed
to Singapore’s manufacturing competitiveness, including favorable tax
policy, significant R&D incentives, high-quality infrastructure, strong
intellectual property protection laws, an investment-friendly environment
driven by efficient and transparent government, and access to a highly-
educated workforce.
Over the next five years, however, executives surveyed felt Singapore
would become less competitive as a result of increasing business costs and
the country’s significant dependencies on China, the Eurozone, and the
U.S. as export markets — which are all forecasted to experience sluggish
economic growth over the next several years.40
To offset these economic declines, the Singapore government is actively
promoting long-term productivity-driven growth through the Productivity
and Innovation (PIC) scheme. Under the 2012 budget, PIC improvements
will include increases in cash payouts and enhancements to incentives
for R&D and training.41
Given the importance of talent-driven innovation
to manufacturing competitiveness, these improvements coupled with
Singapore’s already strong workforce will continue to favorably position
the country as a competitive manufacturing destination.
Supplemental data analysis: Key statistics Singapore Peer average

Supplemental data analysis: Singapore — Competitiveness at a glance
Manufacturing
highlights
• Major manufacturer of electronics and chemicals, including
pharmaceuticals.
• Manufacturing exports as a percent of merchandise exports stood
at 68.1 percent in 2011.
• Electronics manufacturing nominal value-add to manufacturing
is declining — 35.8 percent in 2005 to 29.2 percent in
2011. However, electronics was still the largest industry in
manufacturing in 2011, followed by biomedical manufacturing at
22.4 percent.
Advantages to
manufacturers
• Highly-educated workforce:
–– The Forum’s Competitiveness Report, rank’s Singapore’s
secondary education and training fourth among 142 countries
with the quality of math and science education ranked
number one.
–– In addition to four locally grown universities, the country has
attracted 10 world-class institutions including France’s INSEAD
and U.S — based MIT.
–– The government also offers professional and skills-based
training even after joining the workforce. It also provides tax
relief to employees on training course fees.
• Investment friendly climate:
–– FDI inflow in Singapore increased at a CAGR of 23.4
percent between 2005 and 2011. Government provides tax
incentives, depreciation schemes, favorable loan conditions,
and high-quality industrial estate to attract investment.
–– Manufacturing of electronics, pharmaceuticals, and petroleum
remain primary magnets for investment. Government is also
trying to attract MNC investment in high-technology sectors
while trying to expand the country’s role as a global financial
center.
• R&D Incentives: Considering base deduction, additional
and enhanced deduction, Singapore allows 400 percent tax
deduction on the S$400,000 (US$319,440) for qualifying R&D
expenses.
• High-quality infrastructure and intellectual property
protection:
–– WEF’s Competitiveness Report, rank’s Singapore’s
infrastructure third among 142 countries with the quality of
both port and air transport infrastructure ranked first.
–– Singapore’s stringent intellectual property protection
mechanism (ranked second globally by WEF) makes it easier
for companies to invest in R&D.
• Transparency and government efficiency:
–– Heritage foundation ranks Singapore second (of 184
countries) in terms of economic freedom in the 2012 World
Economic Index report.
–– Singapore ranks first in terms of freedom from corruption
as per the World Economic Index report as the country’s
regulatory environment is flexible and transparent.
• Favorable tax system:
–– Singapore’s corporate taxes are at 17 percent compared to
the U.S. at 39 percent and Japan at 38 percent. According to
EIU, 80 percent of the companies pay tax at a rate of less than
10 percent in Singapore.
Challenges • Increasing business costs and inflation:
–– Unit business costs (UBC) in the manufacturing sector
increased by 3.7 percent year over year in second quarter of
2012, following the 5.4 year over year percent increase in the
first quarter and 2.6 percent in 2011.
–– According to a study by Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and
Industry, for every 1 percent increase in UBC, export prices
increase by only one-fifth, hence negatively impacting profit
margins.
–– In 2011, inflation was 5.2 percent due to higher transport,
housing, and food costs. Average inflation rate between 2002
and 2006 was 0.6 percent compared to 3.5 percent between
2007 and 2011.
• High living costs:
–– Living costs spurred by inflation and an inflow of expatriates.
In Singapore, property prices, rents, costs of owning a car,
and private schooling expenses are very high.
–– According to an HSBC survey, 50 percent of expats in
Singapore earned more than $200,000 in 2011, making it the
country with the highest expat salaries in Asia.
Areas to
watch out
• Focus on improving productivity and efficiency:
–– Continued decline in labour productivity in 2012 with 2.3
percent year over year decline in the first quarter and a further
1.9 percent year over year decline in the second quarter.
–– The Government is actively promoting productivity-driven
growth in the longer term through the productivity
and innovation (PIC) scheme under the 2012 budget.
PIC improvements include increase in cash payouts and
enhancements to incentives for R&D and training.
• Declining growth:
–– In 2011, EU, China, and the U.S. were the top three export
destinations and constituted 36 percent of the country’s
non-oil domestic exports.
–– Slowing growth in these economies is reflected in Singapore’s
slow growth rates. For instance, for 2011, external demand
accounted for 63 percent of the increase in total demand
while for 2010 it accounted for 89 percent of the increase.
–– If the Greece political issue remains unsolved and the debt
crisis escalates, Singapore may experience a severe credit
crunch, according to Deloitte’s Asia-Pacific Economic Outlook.
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (xviii)

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10. Japan
Rounding out the top 10 in the 2013 GMCI rankings of the world’s most
competitive manufacturing nations is Japan. Unfortunately, this represents
a drop of four positions since the publication of the 2010 Global
Manufacturing Competitiveness Index.
Although Japan is one of the largest economies in the world and is
recognized for its advanced R&D and manufacturing capabilities, executives
participating in the 2013 GMCI survey noted a number of disadvantages
that negatively contributed to Japan’s overall competitive ranking. Most
notable was the high cost of labor and materials in Japan, on which
executives rated Japan last as 2.59 on the 2013 GMCI 10-point scale when
compared to Germany (3.29), the U.S. (3.97), Brazil (6.70), India (9.41) and
China (10.00). Other challenges noted by executives include high corporate
tax rates, scarcity of natural resources, currency volatility and the country’s
rapidly aging population.
Despite recent policy actions designed to incentivize foreign investment, as
well as the country’s energy and infrastructure investments following the
natural disasters in 2011, Japan is expected to fall out of the top 10 and
become the world’s twelfth most competitive nation by 2018.
Supplemental data analysis: Key statistics Japan Peer average

Supplemental data analysis: Japan — Competitiveness at a glance
Manufacturing
highlights
• Japan is one of the largest economies in the world despite
lacking any significant natural resources. Its manufacturing
industry has been the primary driver during its period of
rapid growth post the second world war.
• Japan’s primary exports are consumer electronics,
automobiles and semiconductors.
• Japan has traditionally been ahead of the rest of the world
in automation and implementation of best practices in
manufacturing operations.
Advantages to
manufacturers
• Favorable policy actions
–– The Japanese government has passed a “Law on
Special Measures for Industrial Revitalization and
Innovation” to support business reconstruction and
business in various industries.
–– Japan has also identified infrastructure, environment
and energy (next generation vehicles), creative
industries (fashion, content, etc.), healthcare, robotics
and space as focus industries.
–– Its “New Growth Strategy” aims to create demand and
jobs through regulatory reform and fiscal measures.
• Incentives to locate facilities in Japan: To retain the
manufacturing industry in Japan, the government has
announced incentives for companies producing critical
components or which play an important role in the supply
chains to setup R&D facilities and headquarters in Japan.
• Dominance in auto and electronics industries:
Japan is home to companies which are global auto
and electronics leaders. Automobiles, auto parts and
electronics are among the largest exports of the country.
Challenges • High taxation: The top bracket for corporate taxes
stands at 38 percent and 50 percent for individuals,
making Japan one of the toughest tax regimes in the
world.
• Rapidly ageing population: The rapidly ageing
population in Japan means that the working population,
which is critical for the manufacturing industry, is
fast shrinking. This is also important as insurance and
healthcare costs increase the debt burden on the state.
• JPY appreciation: Currency appreciation is hurting
Japanese exports. The yen has appreciated by more than
50 percent since the beginning of 2007, and shows no
signs of slowing down. This is a significant challenge for
manufacturers who export from their Japanese production
units.
• Few natural resources: Scarcity of natural resources
of its own has required Japan to rely on imports for its
industries. This has been the case even through its rapid
industrialization in the 20th century.
Areas to
watch out
• Support for renewable energies: This support is in the
form of:
–– Feed-in tariffs (FiT) for renewable energy.
–– Mandates to electric utility companies mandated
to purchase solar, wind, biomass and hydro power
through the Renewable Energy Law, 2011.
–– More than 130 billion yen ($1.7 billion) in funding for
clean energy demonstration projects.
• Restarting of nuclear energy facilities: Despite the
outcry against nuclear power following the Fukushima
incident, nuclear energy generation was begun in a
modest fashion in July 2012. Nuclear reactors, which
contributed to about 27 percent of Japan’s power
generation in 2010 are critical to the Japanese economy
until feasible alternatives are developed.
• Investment in infrastructure: There has been a growth
in infrastructure investment with a major focus on the
reconstruction post the tsunami and earthquake in the
Fukushima region of Japan. This is expected to continue in
the near future. 3.3 trillion yen ($42.2 billion) will be spent
in 2012-13 on rebuilding in addition to 15 trillion yen
($192 billion) already spent in 2012.
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited analysis (xix)

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Appendix B: Index methodology
Appendix B1: Global CEO Survey: List of sub-components comprising of each main manufacturing competitiveness drivers —
rank and scaled score
Sub-component
rank Sub-component Main driver/component
Scaled
sub-component score
1 Quality and availability of engineers, scientists and researchers Talent-driven innovation 10.00
2 Quality and availability of labor Talent-driven innovation 8.82
3 Tax rate burden and system complexity Economic, trade financial and tax system 8.77
4 Quality and efficiency of electricity grid, information technology (IT) and telecom network Physical infrastructure 8.76
5 Clarity and stability of regulatory, tax and economic policies Economic, trade financial and tax system 8.76
6 Health of economic and financial system Economic, trade financial and tax system 8.52
7 Stability and clarity in legal and regulatory policies Legal and regulatory system 8.14
8 Cost competitiveness of local suppliers Supplier network 8.08
9 Ability of supply base to innovate in products and processes Supplier network 8.08
10 Financial stability and resources of the supply base Supplier network 7.90
11 Cost competitiveness of material Cost and availability of labor and materials 7.89
12 Availability and responsiveness of qualified local supplier base Supplier network 7.55
13 Labor laws and regulations Legal and regulatory system 7.53
14 Cost competitiveness of energy Energy cost and policies 7.53
15
Quality of primary and secondary schools to produce student population targeted in
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
Talent-driven innovation 7.48
16 Quality and efficiency of roads, ports, railways and airports Physical infrastructure 7.45
17 Regulatory compliance costs (health, safety, environment, tax, other) Legal and regulatory system 7.26
18 Intellectual property protection laws and enforcement Legal and regulatory system 7.20
19 Comprehensive and competitive trade policies Economic, trade financial and tax system 7.10
20 Ongoing investments to improve and modernize energy infrastructure Energy cost and policies 7.08
21 Availability of raw material Cost and availability of labor and materials 6.93
22 Central bank and economic policies Economic, trade financial and tax system 6.54
23 Comprehensive and effective energy policy Energy cost and policies 6.50
24 Legal and regulatory environment and enforcement Legal and regulatory system 6.43
25 Cost competitiveness of wages Cost and availability of labor and materials 6.28
26 Cost of quality healthcare for employees and society Healthcare system 6.04
27 Size and access to local market Local market attractiveness 5.94
28 Quality of college/university partnerships in research and innovation Talent-driven innovation 5.87
29 Government emphasis on investments in science, technology, R&D and engineering
5.85
30
Collaboration between public and private sectors for long term investments and national
goals in manufacturing
5.77
31 Cost competitiveness of labor other than wages Cost and availability of labor and materials 5.52
32 Antitrust laws and regulations Legal and regulatory system 5.01
33 Regulatory policies (e.g. Pollution, food safety) that are enforced to protect public health Healthcare system 4.79
34 Quality, availability and access to healthcare professionals and facilities Healthcare system 4.68
35
National innovation strategy that ensures robust pipeline from basic and applied research
to full commercialization
4.64
36 Intensity of local competition Local market attractiveness 4.54
37
Long term predictable and steady support in government sponsored science labs and
national programs
4.38
38 Government support to build capacity for manufacturing innovation (product and process)
4.34
39
Government investments in economic development through attraction of manufacturing
businesses
3.56
40 Effective and efficient immigration policies and processes to attract and retain talent Talent-driven innovation 1

The 2013 Global Competitiveness in Manufacturing CEO
survey is part of a broader initiative to learn firsthand
how manufacturing CEOs view competitiveness around
the world. One aim was to garner the perspectives of key
decision makers into a single index — one that captures
their collective knowledge and insights regarding the
relative manufacturing competitiveness of nations now
and in the future. A second objective was to better
understand the important drivers that contribute to
country competitiveness and the role government policies
play in supporting or advancing a manufacturing agenda.
The survey was divided into three sections:
1. Business confidence and current environment
2. Manufacturing competitiveness
3. Demographics
Section 1 asked executives about the likely economic
environment globally and at country and industry level. It
also examined how the sales and costs would change
for their business in their most significant geographic
markets. Respondents were also questioned about
which government policies and regulations they view as
either an advantage or disadvantage to their companies’
competitiveness in their home country.
In section 2, the survey asked executives to rate the relative
importance of components and sub-components that drive
the competitiveness of a country’s manufacturing sector.
They were also asked to rank 38 countries on their overall
manufacturing competitiveness today and five years from
now.
Section 3 profiled the respondents’ companies, including
location of their headquarters and business units, total
annual global revenues (in US$), overall performance,
global profitability over the past three years, the primary
industry their companies belong to, the industry that
provides the greatest source of revenues for their company.
Photograph courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories: Representative thin crystalline-silicon photovoltaic cells — these are from 14 to 20
micrometers thick and 0.25 to 1 millimeter across. Photo taken by Murat Okandan.

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About 50 percent of the businesses had company
revenues less than US$100 million. On the other end
of the spectrum, about 23 percent reported revenues
greater than US$1 billion. The respondents represented
23 different industry sectors, which were broadly classified
as aerospace and defense, automotive original equipment
manufacturers and automotive suppliers, consumer
goods, industrial products, pharmaceutical, process, textile
and technology (see Figure B4). Fourty-six percent of
respondents identified themselves as chairman, CEO, or
president, another 40 percent as managing director, senior
vice-president, or general managers while the other 14
percent included directors, legal counsel, and others that
completed the survey on behalf of the CEO.
Survey administration and respondents
The 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index
survey instrument was developed in conjunction with
subject-area experts at leading companies, including
Deloitte U.S., The U.S. Council on Competitiveness, and
Clemson University. Executives surveyed were obtained
from three sources: Dow Jones Global Manufacturers,
Reportero Industrial, Major Companies Index, Publibase
Manufacturing, Research Now (US), Fortune China,
Shanghai Business Review, Manufacturing Worldwide,
South American Business list, Brazil Executive list, Market
Insight (India) (See Appendix Figure B2).
The final survey instrument was translated (and cross-
translated) into six languages and administered through
two channels — direct mail and online. This process yielded
575 useable surveys, of which 552 were deemed valid for
analysis. Twenty three surveys were dropped as they were
received from predominantly service organizations.
Reportero
Industrial
Major Companies
Index
Publibase
Manufacturing
Fortune China
Shanghai
BusinessReview
Manufacturing
Worldwide
S.American
Business list
Brazil Executive
list
Market Insights,
India
Dow Jones Global Manufacturers List
Revenue > US$1.0 billion
Languages Distributed
Chinese French Japanese
Korean Portuguese Spanish
286 Respondents289 Respondents
552 Valid
responses
575 Respondents
Direct web surveys and return mailers
Appendix Figure B2: Methodology — Survey distribution
Direct Mail Hard Copy SurveyE-Mail Electronic Survey

Appendix B3: Profile of respondents by region and revenue size
Appendix B4: Profile of respondents by manufacturing sector and title
Respondents by region
Respondents by industry
Respondents by revenue size
Respondent by title
North America
Asia
Europe
South America
Australia
CEO, Chairman, President, and CFO/COO
Managing Director, Sr. V.P. and General Manager
Director and Legal Counsel
Others (responded on behalf of the CEO)
Less than $100 million
$100 million to $1 billion
$1 billion to $10 billion
More than $10 billion
Process
Industrial products
Consumer goods
Auto and auto components
Hi-tech
Textile
Others
Agricultural products
Aerospace and defense
Pharmaceuticals
39.7%
22.3%
4%
46%
40%
10%
15.4%
15.2%
13.1%
12.2%
7.7%
7.1%
3.0%
2.3% 1.7%
50.1%
26.6%
17.1%
6.2%
28.5%
21.0%
5.4%
5.4%

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• A weighting system was applied to the responses to adjust
for the differences in the perspectives of companies and
executives with different degrees of global experience.
• Companies with manufacturing operations and sales and
service and distribution offices in multiple geographic regions
were deemed to have more global experience and received a
higher weight for their responses.
• Prior research also indicated that company size correlated
strongly with manufacturing operations in multiple regions.
Larger manufacturers, as measured by total annual revenue,
tended to have a physical presence in multiple geographic
regions.
• As a result, larger manufacturing organizations were given
higher weight, resulting in their having a higher impact
in defining the index for country rankings, policy scores
as well as key drivers and components of manufacturing
competitiveness.
Weighting heuristics
The executives surveyed are from companies with different
firm sizes and with varied presence in different countries
and geographic regions. In determining the weights for
respondents to calculate the 2013 Global Manufacturing
Competitiveness Index, competitive driver scores, and
policy scores, respondents were given different weights
based on their global experience. Companies with more
global experience, as demonstrated through physical
presence with operations, sales and/or distribution in
multiple geographic regions, were deemed to have more
global experience and received a higher weight for their
responses (see Appendix B5). Prior research also showed
firm size to be an important factor for firms’ overall global
experience. Hence, the heuristic applied different weights
to companies according to revenue size of the firm as a
proxy measure of their overall global experience. Thus, a
manufacturer’s revenue size was considered a reasonable
demonstration of global experience and resulted in a
higher global experience weight. Those manufacturers
with revenue size of less than US $500 million received
lowest weight whereas companies with revenues of
US $5 billion dollars or more received the highest weight.
See Appendix B6 for weights assigned to firms based
on revenue size. The resulting global experience weights
were used to calculate the 2013 Global Manufacturing
Competitiveness Index overall for each country — now
and in five years — and for the components and drivers of
manufacturing.
Appendix B5: Weighting of responses based on
degree of global experience
Appendix B6: Weight assigned based on firm size
Size of the Firm Weight Assigned (Wl
)
Less than US $500 million dollars 0.25
US $500 million to US $1 billion dollars 0.5
US $1 to US $5 billion dollars 0.75
Greater than US $5 billion dollars 1

Index development methodology
For competitive driver ranking and country ranking
Survey responses on the importance of drivers for
manufacturing competitiveness and the current and
future ratings of countries in terms of manufacturing
competitiveness were collected using 10-point, self-
anchoring scales, with “1” equaling relatively not
important/not competitive and “10” equaling relatively
more important/extremely competitive.
For respondents who chose to answer from a parent
company perspective, the location of the parent company
headquarters was used for the purpose of the analysis
and for those who responded from the business unit
perspective, the business unit’s location was considered.
Variation in ratings by geographic region were also tested
for, and it was concluded that raw ratings had a cultural
bias, as respondents from Mexico, India, and China tended
to rate higher than respondents from Europe, the U.S., and
Canada. Similar such biases existed by size of the firm and
the industry to which the respondent belonged.
Thus, the raw data was normalized by country, size, and
industry following steps 1 and 2 of the methodology
shown below. The steps followed for calculating the
importance score of various components of manufacturing
competitiveness after the normalization procedure are
explained in steps 3 to 5. See Appendix B7 for an example
on the computation of the 2013 GMCI country index,
which is derived from a similar computational heuristic.
Below are the details of the procedure used to develop the
component and sub-component indices:
Step 1
For each industry of a particular revenue size range and
from a particular country, the overall mean rating was
calculated across all observations over the 50 components
and sub-components of manufacturing competitiveness.
See Appendix B1 for the list of main and sub-components
of manufacturing competitiveness.
The computation is as follows: Let “i” represent the
responding country where the executive is located
(i = 1.....44),“j” represent firm-size category
(j = 1...4), and “k” represent the industry category
(k = 1...10). Let
x
ijk
and sijk
represent the overall mean and
standard deviation of all the components of manufacturing
competitiveness for the responding country “i”, firm-size
category “j”, and industry category “k”.
Step 2
The data was normalized by computing a standard score
Zl,m
for each respondent, “l”, and for each component
and sub-component of manufacturing competitiveness,
“m”. (m = 1 to 50).
Zl,m =
(xl,m
– ijk
)
sijk
x
Step 3
Multiply the score Zl,m
of each respondent by the global
experience weight. The size of the company is taken as
a proxy for global experience weight. See Appendix B6
for the table of weights assigned. Smaller companies are
given lower weight and bigger companies are given higher
weight. This is used to obtain experience-weighted Z score:
Zl,wl
= wl
x Zlm
where “wl
” is the global experience weight assigned to
each respondent.
Step 4
For each component, “m”, of manufacturing
competitiveness, the average normalized weighted score
is obtained:
CMm =
(∑l = 1
Zl,wl
)
n
n
where “n” is the total number of valid respondents in
the survey.
Step 5
Next, select the normalized weighted scores of the ten
main components of competitiveness and convert CMm
obtained in step (4) into a 1 to 10 scale to get a scaled
component score, (SCSm
), as follows:
SCSm
= 1 + 9 x
CMm
– min(CMm
)
max(CMm
) – min(CMm
)
where min(CMm
) is the minimum of all the CMm
scores over “m” main components of manufacturing
competitiveness, (where “m” = 1…10); and max(CMm
)
is the maximum of all the (CMm
) scores over ‘m’ main
components of manufacturing competitiveness
(where “m” = 1…10).

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Follow a similar approach in step 5, for the 40
sub-components’ competitive scores (where m = 1 to 40).
The main and sub-component scores along with rankings
are listed in Appendix B1.
A similar approach was used for calculating the current
and future manufacturing Global Manufacturing
Competitiveness Indices (GMCI) of countries that were
rated by the executives, where instead of the scores of
the components of manufacturing competitiveness, a
GMCI for each country was obtained. Thus, “m” will
represent each rated country (m = 1…38), (CMm
) will
be the normalized and weighted score for each country,
and SCSm
, will represent the scaled country score. (See
Appendix B7 for an illustration.)
Calculation of policy scores
Policy advantages and disadvantages were determined
for the U.S., China, and Europe. These questions were
collected using 5-point, self-anchoring scales, where
“1” equaled significant disadvantage and “5” equaled
significant advantage.
For calculating the policy scores for the U.S., China, and
Europe the steps mentioned below were followed:
Step 1
Calculate an overall mean rating ( x
ijk
) and standard
deviation (sijk
) across m = 22 policy variables in the survey
for a specific country (e.g., the U.S.), specific revenue size
“j”, (j = 1.....4), and specific industry category “k”,
(k = 1.......44)
Step 2
The data is normalized by computing a standard Z score
for each respondent “l” for every policy variable, “m””.
(m = 1 to 22).
Zl,m =
(xl,m
– jk
)
sjk
x
Step 3
Multiply the score Zl,m
of each respondent by the global
experience weight. Size of the company is taken as a proxy
for global experience weight. See Appendix B6 for the
table of weights assigned. Smaller companies are given
lower weight and bigger firms are given higher weight.
This is used to obtain experience-weighted Z score:
Zl,wl
= wl
x Zlm
where “wl
” is the global experience weight assigned to
each respondent.
Step 4
Then for each policy variable, “m”, average normalized
weighted policy score (PSm
) is obtained
PSm =
(∑l = 1
Zl,wl
)
n
n
where “n” is the total number of valid respondents from
that specific country (here U.S) in the survey.
Step 5
Convert the average normalized weighted policy scores to
a 1 to 5 scale using the formula below to get the scaled
policy score:
SPSm
= 1 + 4 x
PSm
– min(PSm
)
max(PSm
) – min(PSm
)
Where min(PSm
) is the minimum of all the PSm
scores
over a set of all policy drivers, (where “m” = 1…22) and
max(PSm
) is the maximum of all the PSm
scores over a set
of all policy drivers, (where “m” = 1…22).
The policy variables with SPSm
scores of four and above
were considered as giving manufacturers a relative
advantage and those below two were considered as giving
relative disadvantage.

Appendix B7: Index creation methodology — A GMCI computation example (Note that the list of countries is not exhaustive and is
used only to explain the methodology)
Raw ratings of countries
Respondent Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia Mexico U.S. Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Greece
Resp. 1 4 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6
Resp. 2 1 7 8 5 6 9
Resp. 3 2 5 8 5 5 8 5 7 7 8 2
Resp. 4 4 9 8 5 6 9
Resp. 5 7 10 8 6 9 3 3 9 10 3
Resp. 6 4 7 10 8 8 10 7 6 8 10 3
Resp. 7 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 7 5 6 4
Resp. 8 3 5 5 5 8 8 4 5 4 8 4
Resp. 9 5 6 4 2 2 4 3 3 3 6 1
Resp. 10 6 7 9 7 8 8 4 5 4 3 4
Resp. 11 5 7 8 6 6 7 8 6 7 8 5
Resp. 12 5 8 7 2 3 8 3 7 4 8 1
Resp. 13 5 1 7 1 1 7 7 7
Resp. 14 5 7 8 6 7 8 5 6 4 8 3
Input for normalization by responding country, size and industry
Respondent
Responding
country
Company size
category
Company industry
category
Mean rating of all the countries by each
responding country, size and industry
Standard deviation of all the countries by
each responding country, size and industry
Resp. 1 Argentina 1 2 6.636 1.286
Resp. 2 Argentina 1 6 6.043 2.306
Resp. 3 Argentina 1 6 6.043 2.306
Resp. 4 Argentina 1 6 6.043 2.306
Resp. 5 Argentina 1 9 6.800 2.898
Resp. 6 Argentina 3 2 7.364 2.335
Resp. 7 Argentina 3 6 5.364 1.364
Resp. 8 Argentina 3 6 5.364 1.364
Resp. 9 Argentina 3 8 3.545 1.635
Resp. 10 Brazil 1 2 5.909 2.023
Resp. 11 Brazil 1 5 6.636 1.120
Resp. 12 Brazil 1 8 5.091 2.625
Resp. 13 Brazil 2 6 4.500 2.976
Resp. 14 Brazil 4 6 6.091 1.700
Zl,m =
(xl,m
– ijk
)
sijk
x

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Normalized Z score for each country
Resp. 1 -2.05 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 0.28 -0.49 -0.49 -0.49 -0.49 -0.49
Resp. 2 -2.19 0.41 0.85 -0.45 -0.02 1.28
Resp. 3 -1.75 -0.45 0.85 -0.45 -0.45 0.85 -0.45 0.41 0.41 0.85 -1.75
Resp. 4 -0.89 1.28 0.85 -0.45 -0.02 1.28
Resp. 5 0.07 1.10 0.41 -0.28 0.76 -1.31 -1.31 0.76 1.10 -1.31
Resp. 6 -1.44 -0.16 1.13 0.27 0.27 1.13 -0.16 -0.58 0.27 1.13 -1.87
Resp. 7 0.47 -0.27 -0.27 0.47 -0.27 -0.27 -0.27 1.20 -0.27 0.47 -1.00
Resp. 8 -1.73 -0.27 -0.27 -0.27 1.93 1.93 -1.00 -0.27 -1.00 1.93 -1.00
Resp. 9 0.89 1.50 0.28 -0.95 -0.95 0.28 -0.33 -0.33 -0.33 1.50 -1.56
Resp. 10 0.04 0.54 1.53 0.54 1.03 1.03 -0.94 -0.45 -0.94 -1.44 -0.94
Resp. 11 -1.46 0.32 1.22 -0.57 -0.57 0.32 1.22 -0.57 0.32 1.22 -1.46
Resp. 12 -0.03 1.11 0.73 -1.18 -0.80 1.11 -0.80 0.73 -0.42 1.11 -1.56
Resp. 13 0.17 -1.18 0.84 -1.18 -1.18 0.84 0.84 0.84
Resp. 14 -0.64 0.53 1.12 -0.05 0.53 1.12 -0.64 -0.05 -1.23 1.12 -1.82
Zl,wl
= wl
x Zlm
Normalized, experience weighted Z score for each country Zl,wl
Resp. 1 -0.51 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.07 -0.12 -0.12 -0.12 -0.12 -0.12
Resp. 2 -0.55 0.10 0.21 -0.11 0.00 0.32
Resp. 3 -0.44 -0.11 0.21 -0.11 -0.11 0.21 -0.11 0.10 0.10 0.21 -0.44
Resp. 4 -0.22 0.32 0.21 -0.11 0.00 0.32
Resp. 5 0.02 0.28 0.10 -0.07 0.19 -0.33 -0.33 0.19 0.28 -0.33
Resp. 6 -0.72 -0.08 0.56 0.14 0.14 0.56 -0.08 -0.29 0.14 0.56 -0.93
Resp. 7 0.35 -0.20 -0.20 0.35 -0.20 -0.20 -0.20 0.90 -0.20 0.35 -0.75
Resp. 8 -0.87 -0.13 -0.13 -0.13 0.97 0.97 -0.50 -0.13 -0.50 0.97 -0.50
Resp. 9 0.67 1.13 0.21 -0.71 -0.71 0.21 -0.25 -0.25 -0.25 1.13 -1.17
Resp. 10 0.01 0.13 0.38 0.13 0.26 0.26 -0.24 -0.11 -0.24 -0.36 -0.24
Resp. 11 -0.37 0.08 0.30 -0.14 -0.14 0.08 0.30 -0.14 0.08 0.30 -0.37
Resp. 12 -0.01 0.28 0.18 -0.29 -0.20 0.28 -0.20 0.18 -0.10 0.28 -0.39
Resp. 13 0.04 -0.29 0.21 -0.29 -0.29 0.21 0.21 0.21
Resp. 14 -0.64 0.53 1.12 -0.05 0.53 1.12 -0.64 -0.05 -1.23 1.12 -1.82
CMm =
(∑l = 1
Zl,wl
)
n
n

Average normalized, weighted scores
Country Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia Mexico U.S. Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Greece
Average
Normalized
weighted
Score
-0.23 0.16 0.26 -0.08 0.04 0.33 -0.21 -0.02 -0.16 0.41 -0.64
SCSm
= 1 + 9 x
CMm
– min(CMm
)
max(CMm
) – min(CMm
)
Scores converted to 1-10 scalre to give GMCI index
Country Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia Mexico U.S. Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Greece
Scaled
country
score
4.52 7.13 7.24 4.98 6.17 7.84 4.50 5.71 4.64 7.98 1.00

Acknowledgements
2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness
Index study
The 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness
Index study is an initiative led by The U.S. Council on
Competitiveness and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited's
(DTTL) Global Manufacturing Industry group to learn how
CEOs view the competitiveness of the manufacturing
industry in different countries around the world. A global
CEO survey, which generated responses from 552 CEOs
and senior executives, offers perspectives on the most
important factors that drive manufacturing industry
competitiveness. The global survey results also helped to
create a unique Global Manufacturing Competitiveness
Index ranking the relative manufacturing industry
competiveness of countries and reflect how executives
perceive this may change over the next five years. The
in-depth study seeks to define excellence in manufacturing
and draw out the implications for manufacturers in terms
of the competencies required to develop and sustain an
edge in a new competitive landscape. CEOs and executives
were also asked to provide their views of the global
economic conditions and government actions that can
bolster competitiveness in the manufacturing industry.
For more information, please visit:
www.deloitte.com/globalcompetitiveness
For more information on The U.S. Council on
Competitiveness, please visit:
www.compete.org
Authors
Craig A. Giffi
Vice Chairman
U. S. Consumer & Industrial Products Industry Leader
Deloitte United States (Deloitte LLP)
Aleda V. Roth
Burlington Industries Distinguished Professor in
Supply Chain Management
College of Business and Behavioral Science
Clemson University
Bharath Gangula
Senior Researcher
Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative
Deloitte United States (Deloitte LLP)
Atanu Chaudhuri
Assistant Professor and Area Chairman
Operations Management
Indian Institute of Management
Lucknow
Jack McDougle
Senior Vice President
Tim Hanley
Global Leader, Manufacturing
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL)
Michelle Drew
Senior Manager
Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative
Deloitte United States (Deloitte Services LP)

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U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative
Council Board
Samuel R. Allen
Chairman and CEO
Deere & Company
Michael R. Splinter
Chairman, President and
CEO
Applied Materials, Inc
Shirley Ann Jackson
President
Resnsselaer Polytechnic
Institute
William P. Hite
General President
United Association of
Plumbers and Pipefitters
Charles O. Holiday, Jr.
Chairman Emeritus
Paul J. Hommert
President and Laboratories
Director
Sandia National
Laboratories
Deborah L. Wince-Smith
President & CEO
A. Paul Alivisatos
Director
Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory
David Arkless
President
Global Corporate and
Government Affairs
Manpower Group
Dan E. Arvizu
Director
National Renewable Energy
Laboratory
Neil Z. Auerbach
Founder and Managing
Partner
Hudson Clean Energy
Partners
Thomas R. Baruch
Chairman
Formation 8 Partners
Dennis D. Berkey
President and CEO
Worcester Polytechnic
Institute
George Blankenship
Senior Vice President and
President
Lincoln Electric North
America
The Lincoln Electric
Company
Gene D. Block
Chancellor
University of California, Los
Angeles
William H. Bohnett
President
Whitecap Investments LLC
Richard H. Brodhead
President
Duke University
Curtis R. Carlson
President and CEO
SRI International
Scott E. DePasquale
Partner
Braemer Energy Ventures
William W. Destler
President
Rochester Institute of
Technology
Daniel DiMicco
Chairman and CEO
Nucor Corporation
Joseph Echevarria
Deloitte LLP
Alice P. Gast
President
Lehigh University
Pierre L. Gauthier
President and CEO, U.S. &
Canada
Alstom
E. Gordon Gee
President
The Ohio State University
Peter T. Halpin
World Resources Company
Mary Kay Henry
Internal President
Service Employees
International Union
Eric D. Isaacs
Director
Argonne National
Laboratory
John P. Johnson
University President
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University
Linda Katehi
Chancellor
University of California,
Davis
Steven Knapp
President
The George Washington
University
Anthony J. Maddaluna
President
Pfizer Inc.
Thomas Mason
Director
Oak Ridge National
Laboratory
William E. McCracken
CA Technologies
John McGlade
Chairman, President and
CEO
Air Products
Mark McGough
President and CEO
Ioxus, Inc.
Keith D. Nosbusch
Chairman and CEO
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Harris Pastides
President
University of South Carolina
G.P. “Bud” Peterson
President
Georgia Institute of
Technology
James M. Phillips
Chairman and CEO
NanoMech, Inc.
Nicholas T. Pinchuk
Chairman and CEO
Snap-on Incorporated
Luis M. Proenza
President
The University of Akron
M. W. Scoggins
President
Colorado School of Mines
Mayo A. Shattuck
Executive Chairman
Exelon Corporation
Lou Anna K. Simon
President
Michigan State University
Jack Stack
President & CEO
SRC Holdings Corporation
Samuel L. Stanley
President
Stony Brook University
Charles W. Steger
President
Virginia Polytechnic
Institute
and State University
Robert J. Stevens
Chairman and CEO
Lockheed Martin
Corporation
Erik Straser
General Partner
Mohr Davidow Ventures
H. Holden Thorp
Chancellor
The University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill
James S. Turley
Chairman and CEO
Ernst & Young, LLP
David A. Vieau
President and Chief
Executive Officer
A123 Systems, Inc.
Keith E. Williams
President & Chief Executive
Officer and Trustee
Underwriters Laboratories
Inc.
W. Randolph Woodson
Chancellor
North Carolina State
University
Paul A. Yarossi
President
HNTB Holdings Ltd.
Audrey Zibelman
President and CEO
Viridity Energy
Leadership Council Steering Committee

Contributors
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited wishes to thank the several contributors to the 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index study, including the
many professionals from Deloitte member firms worldwide, The U.S. Council on Competitiveness, and others who contributed to the development of the
global CEO survey and this report.
Sincere thanks and special acknowledgement to: Pandarinath Illinda, Deloitte United States (Deloitte Support Services India Pvt Ltd); Khushi Shah,
Deloitte United States (Deloitte Support Services India Pvt Ltd); Steve Schmith, Deloitte United States (Deloitte Services LP); Todd Shock, Deloitte United
States (Deloitte LLP); Sandy Bayer, President, Bayer Consulting LLC; Srinivasa Tummalapalli, Deloitte United States (Deloitte Support Services India Pvt Ltd);
Chris Mustain, Council on Competitiveness; Rob Parkins, Deloitte United States (Deloitte Services LP); Mark Cotteleer, Deloitte United States (Deloitte
Services LP); Dawn Desantis, Retiree of Deloitte United States (Deloitte Services LP),William Michalisin, Deloitte United States (Deloitte Services LP); Sateesh
Sai Modukuru, Deloitte United States (Deloitte Support Services India Pvt Ltd); Mimi Lee, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL); Jennifer McHugh,
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL); Kristen Bescoe, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL); Jon Rucket, Deloitte United States (Deloitte Services
LP); Karen Mazer, Deloitte United States (Deloitte LLP); Greg Durant, Deloitte United States (Deloitte LLP); Gary Coleman, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Limited (DTTL)
We would also like to thank the Global Manufacturing Research Network of the Deloitte member firms:
Tim Hanley
Leader
Tom Captain
Global Aerospace &
Defense Sector Leader
Duane Dickson
Global Chemicals
Sector Leader
John Dixon
Global Forest, Paper, and
Packaging Sector Leader
Nick Sowar
Global Metals Leader
Joe Vitale
Global Automotive
Sector Leader
Americas
Craig A. Giffi
United States
Jose Othon
Tavares de Almeida
Brazil
Anthony Grnak
Canada
Patricia Zuanic
Chile
Claudio Giaimo
LATCO region
Gabriel Renero
Mexico
Asia Pacific
Damon Cantwell
Australia
Rosa Yang
China
Ricky Tung
China
Kumar Kandaswami
India
Xenia Ubhakti
Indonesia
Yuki Kuboshima
Japan
Industry Sector
Leaders
United States
Manufacturing and
Consumer Business
Consulting Leaders
Global Manufacturing Country Leaders
Munhyun (Richard) Kang
Korea
Steve Law
New Zealand
Sachin Shah
Singapore
Jun Kung
Taiwan
Nuanjai Gittisriboongul
Southeast Asia and Thailand
Hugo Walkinshaw
Southeast Asia
Ha Tran Dinh Nghi
Vietnam
Europe, Middle East,
and Africa
Eric Desomer
Belgium
Bronislav Panek
Central Europe
Wayne Monteith
Commonwealth of
Independent States
(CIS)/Russia
Henrik Vedel
Denmark
Samuli Kuusela
Finland
Bertrand Delain
France
Thomas Doebler
Germany
Kieran Devery
Ireland
Dario Righetti
Italy
Nauman Ahmed
Middle East
Cees Jorissen
Netherlands
Kjetil Nevstad
Norway
Luis Belo
Portugal
Andrew Mackie
South Africa
Gabriel Cabezas
Spain
Juerg Glesti
Switzerland
Gaye Senturk
Turkey
David Raistrick
United Kingdom/
Switzerland
Tom Marriott
Consumer and Industrial
Products Industry
Consulting Leader
Mark Gardner
Automotive and Process
& Industrial Products
Consulting Leader
Doug Gish
Industrial Products
Sector Leader
Bruce Brown
Automotive
Consulting Leader
Duane Dickson
Chemicals Sector Leader
Masa Hasegawa
Principal
John Dixon
Paper Sector Leader
Nick Handrinos
Consumer Business
Consulting Leader
Special thanks to the Editor: Annie Furr, Council on Competitiveness, and Steve Schmith, Deloitte United States (Deloitte Services LP)
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee, and its network of member
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Figure and table endnotes
I. Deloitte analysis based on data from:
• Labor Costs ($/hour): Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) (http://www.
eiu.com/Default.aspx), October 2012
• Labor Productivity: Key Indicators of Labor Market (KILM) published
by the International Labor Organization (ILO) (http://www.ilo.org/
empelm/what/WCMS_114240/lang--en/index.htm), October 2012
• Corporate tax rate: Deloitte Corporate Tax Rates 2012, (http://www.
deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Global/Local%20Assets/Documents/Tax/
Taxation%20and%20Investment%20Guides/matrices/dttl_corporate_
tax_rates_2012.pdf), 2012
• Researchers per Million Population: Global Innovation Index Report
2012 co-published by INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO), (http://www.globalinnovationindex.org/gii/),
October 2012
• Manufacturing GDP CAGR (2005–10) and Manufacturing GDP as %
of total GDP (2010): National Accounts, United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/
ReportFolders/reportFolders.aspx), July 16, 2012
• Manufacturing exports % of total exports: Merchandise trade
matrix — product groups, exports in thousands of U.S. dollars,
UNCTAD (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/TableViewer/tableView.
aspx?ReportId=24739), October 22, 2012
• Innovation Index score 2012: Global Innovation Index Report
September 2012
• Quality of Life Index (2011): International Living (http://www1.
internationalliving.com/qofl2011/), September 2012
• Manufacturing Jobs Created:
–– Employment in Industry (% of total), World Bank, (http://data.
worldbank.org/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.ZS), October 2012
–– Population and Total Labor Force, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
(http://www.eiu.com/Default.aspx), October 2012
II. Deloitte analysis based on data from UNCTAD, (http://
unctadstat.unctad.org/ReportFolders/reportFolders.aspx), July
16, 2012
III. Deloitte analysis based on
• Math and science score: Program for International Student
Assessment (PISA) (http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/idepisa/dataset.
aspx), last accessed on October 2012
• Patents granted per million population: Calculations based on data
from
–– Patents granted by country of country of origin, 2010, World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (http://ipstatsdb.wipo.
org/ipstats/patentsSearch)
–– Population, 2010, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), (http://www.
eiu.com/Default.aspx),
• Researchers per Million Population: Global Innovation Index
Report 2012, co-published by INSEAD and WIPO, (http://www.
globalinnovationindex.org/gii/), October 2012
• Innovation Index Score: Global Innovation Index Report
2012, co-published by INSEAD and WIPO, (http://www.
globalinnovationindex.org/gii/), October 2012
IV. Deloitte analysis based on exports data — merchandise trade
matrix — product groups, exports, in thousands of U.S. dollars,
V. Degree of manufacturing classification, UNCTAD (http://
unctadstat.unctad.org/UnctadStatMetadata/Classifications/
UnctadStat.SitcRev3Products.DegreeOfManufacturing.
Classification_En.pdf)
VI. Deloitte analysis based on
• Labor cost (in US$/hour): EIU, (http://www.eiu.com/Default.aspx),
October 2012
• Labor productivity (GDP per person employed): KILM published
by the International Labor Organization (ILO), (http://www.ilo.org/
empelm/what/WCMS_114240/lang--en/index.htm), October 2012
VII. Deloitte analysis based on data from:
• Environmental Performance Index: Yale University (http://epi.yale.edu/
dataexplorer/tableofmainresults), 2012
• Electricity costs for Germany, Japan, and South Korea: Renewable
and Nuclear Energy Policies in Korea, presented at Swiss-Korean
Business Council Meeting by Hi-chun Park, Inha University (www.
skbckorea.org/download.php?id=85), August 30, 2012
• Electricity costs for Canada: Key Canadian Electricity Statistics
published by Canadian Electricity Association http://www.electricity.
ca/media/Industrypercentage20Datapercentage20andpercentage
20Electricitypercentage20101percentage20Maypercentage
202012/KeyCanadianElectricityStatistics_2012.pdf), March 21, 2012
• Electricity costs for India: Some Data on Power Supply, published
by PRS Legislative Research (http://www.prsindia.org/administrator/
uploads/general/1341228806~~Vitalpercentage20Statspercen
tage20-percentage20Power.pdf), June 29, 2012
• Electricity costs for China: China Raises Power Prices for Business,
Farmers as Summer Shortage Looms, published by the Bloomberg
(http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-30/china-raises-
industrial-power-prices-in-15-provinces-to-help-ease-shortage.html),
May 31, 2011
• Electricity costs for Brazil: Power-Rate Reduction Dilemma, published
by the Itaú BBA, July 1, 2012
• Electricity costs for Singapore: Electricity Tariff (2009-2012)
published by the Singapore Power Group (http://www.
singaporepower.com.sg/irj/go/km/docs//wpccontent/Sites/
SPpercentage20Services/Sitepercentage20Content/Tariffs/documents/
Historicalpercentage20Electricitypercentage20Tariff.xls), 2012
• Electricity costs for Taiwan: Rate Schedules for Electric Service in
Taiwan, published by the Taiwan Power Company and Taiwan
Economics — Impact of Electricity Tariff Hikes, published by the
Morgan Stanley Research Asia/Pacific, April 13, 2012
• Electricity costs for U.S: Average retail price of electricity to ultimate
customers, published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration
(http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.
cfm?t=epmt_5_3),July 2012;
• Currency conversions: Oanda (http://www.oanda.com/), Oct 2012.
VIII. Deloitte analysis based on population data EIU, (http://www.
IX. Deloitte analysis based on data from
• Manufacturing GDP CAGR (2005–10) and Manufacturing GDP as %
of total GDP (2010): National Accounts, UNCTAD, (http://unctadstat.
unctad.org/ReportFolders/reportFolders.aspx), July 16, 2012
• Labor costs (US$/hour): EIU, (http://www.eiu.com/Default.aspx),
October 2012

• Manufacturing exports % of total exports: Merchandise trade
• Manufacturing Jobs Created:
• Employment in Industry (% of total), World Bank, (http://data.
worldbank.org/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.ZS), October 2012
• Population and Total Labor Force, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
(http://www.eiu.com/Default.aspx), October 2012
• Highest corporate tax rate: Deloitte Corporate Tax Rates 2012,
(http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Global/Local%20Assets/
Documents/Tax/Taxation%20and%20Investment%20Guides/
matrices/dttl_corporate_tax_rates_2012.pdf), 2012
• Researchers per Million Population: Global Innovation Index Report
October 2012
• Per Capita Personal Disposable Income: Calculations based on
Personal Disposable Income and Population data, EIU, (http://www.
X. Supplemental data analysis: China — Competitiveness at a
glance
• Manufacturing highlights —
–– China is the largest exporter: China 'overtakes' Germany to
Become Largest Exporter, published by the Independent (http://
www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/china-overtakes-
germany-to-become-largest-exporter-1864052.html), January 11,
2010
–– Second largest importer: China to be the World’s Biggest Importer
Soon, published by China Daily (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/
bizchina/2012-03/19/content_14861703.htm), March 19, 2012
–– China overtakes the U.S.: China Noses Ahead as Top Goods
Producer, published by the Financial Times (http://www.ft.com/intl/
cms/s/0/002fd8f0-4d96-11e0-85e4-00144feab49a.html), March
13, 2011
–– 70 percent share in global toy manufacturing: Toy Manufacturing
in China, report by IBIS World (http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/
china/toy-manufacturing-in-china.html), October 2012
• Favorable policy actions —
–– Investment in environment protection: A New Conscience?,
published by the China Dialogue (http://www.chinadialogue.net/
article/show/single/en/4823-A-new-conscience), March 22, 2012
–– 12th Five Year Plan details: China’s 12th Five Year Plan, published
by APCO Worldwide (http://www.apcoworldwide.com/content/
pdfs/chinas_12th_five-year_plan.pdf), December 10, 2010
• Growing middle class:
–– China 2030, published by WorldBank (http://www.worldbank.org/
content/dam/Worldbank/document/China-2030-complete.pdf),
2012
• Innovation, Increasing R&D, Physical infrastructure, Lower
productivity:
–– Where is China's manufacturing industry going?, China
manufacturing competitiveness study 2011, published by
Deloitte (http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-China/Local
percent20Assets/Documents/Industries/Manufacturing/cn_
mfg_2011MFGreport_281211.pdf), November 2011
• Tax burden:
–– China's Tax Burden: A Mysterious Lead Sinker, published by Caixin
Online (http://english.caixin.com/2012-04-24/100383785_all.html),
April 24, 2012
–– 2009 Tax Misery and Reform Index, published by Forbes (http://
www.forbes.com/global/2009/0413/034-tax-misery-reform-index.
html), April 13, 2009
• Regulatory inefficiency:
–– 2011 percentile ranking for China, U.S. and Japan: Worldwide
Governance Indicators, published by World Bank (http://info.
worldbank.org/governance/wgi/sc_country.asp), 2012
• Slowing domestic growth:
–– Slow GDP growth over past three years: China Quarterly Update,
published by World Bank (http://documents.worldbank.org/
curated/en/2012/04/16228722/china-quarterly-update-april-2012),
April 1, 2012
–– 2Q12 GDP growth: China’s Q2 GDP Growth, 7.6 percent,
Slowest in 3 Years, published by Live Mint (http://www.livemint.
com/2012/07/13091207/China-Q2-GDP-growth-76-slow.html),
July 13, 2012
• Improving education:
–– 2.2 trillion Yuan spend on education: Gearing Up for Knowledge
Economy, published by the Asian Development Bank (http://www.
adb.org/news/op-ed/gearing-knowledge-economy), September
20, 2012
• Rising labor costs —
–– Increase in factory wages: China Hand, published by EIU, (http://
www.eiu.com/Default.aspx), 2012
–– 13 percent increase in minimum wages: China Sets Target of
Average 13 Percent Annual Minimum Wage Rise, published by
Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/08/us-china-
economy-jobs-idUSTRE8170DY20120208), February 8, 2012
XI. Supplemental data analysis: Germany — Competitiveness at
a glance
–– 1.2 percent of world population: Total population, annual, data
from the UNCTAD (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/ReportFolders/
reportFolders.aspx?sCS_referer=&sCS_ChosenLang=en), August
28, 2012
–– Fourth largest producer of automobiles: Production statistics, The
International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA)
(http://oica.net/category/production-statistics/), August 2012
–– 2.7 times growth in manufacturing exports: Merchandise trade
–– German Mittlestand employs 70 percent of workforce: Foreign
Investors Flock to Europe’s Economic Motor, published by the Wall
Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/ad/article/germany-economy.
html); last accessed October 2012
• Skilled labor:
–– Nearly half the German high-school students take up dual
training in one of the 344 trades: What Germany Offers the
World, published by the Economist (http://www.economist.com/
node/21552567), April 14, 2012

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• High quality infrastructure:
–– Germany ranked 7th on quality of infrastructure: World
Competitiveness Yearbook, published by IMD (http://www.imd.
org/research/publications/wcy/World-Competitiveness-Yearbook-
Results/#/wcy-2012-rankings/), 2012
• Lack of venture capital —
–– Germany VC investments: EVCA Yearbook, published by the
European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
(EVCA) (http://www.evca.eu/knowledgecenter/statisticsdetail.
aspx?id=6392), 2012
–– U.S. VC investments: National Venture Capital Association (NVCA),
(http://www.nvca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=articl
e&id=344&Itemid=103), October 2012
• High labor cost:
–– $43.8/hour in 2010: Hourly compensation costs (wages and
benefits) in the manufacturing sector, International Labor
Comparisons, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/
fls/#productivity), October 2012
• Domestic demand led recovery:
–– Germany likely to post robust growth in second-half of 2012:
Germany Country Report, published by IMF (http://www.imf.org/
external/pubs/ft/scr/2012/cr12161.pdf), July 2012
• Encouragement to alternative energy sector:
–– Germany’s green-energy sector received $41 billion in new
investments compared to $34 billion in the U.S.: The Secrets of
Germany’s Success, published by the Council on Foreign Affairs
(http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/67899/steven-rattner/
the-secrets-of-germanys-success), July/August 2011
XII. Supplemental data analysis: United States —
Competitiveness at a glance
• Manufacturing highlights
–– U.S. remains the most heavily invested-into country: Inward and
outward foreign direct investment stock, annual, 1980-2011,
published by UNCTAD (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/TableViewer/
tableView.aspx?ReportId=89), July 18, 2012
–– Second Largest Motor Vehicles (Cars and Commercial Vehicles)
Manufacturer: Production statistics, published by OICA (http://oica.
net/category/production-statistics/), August 2012
–– U.S. has the 6th largest proven natural gas reserves: Obama's
Natural Gas, published by the Washington Times (http://www.
washingtontimes.com/blog/robbins-report/2012/jan/27/trr-obamas-
natural-gas/print/), January 27, 2012
–– U.S. share of the world’s total GDP (PPP) is expected to fall to
18.4 percent: Economy Watch (http://www.economywatch.com/
world_economy/usa/?page=full), June 30, 2010
–– Manufacturing employment in the U.S. declined: Report to
the President on ensuring American Leadership in advanced
manufacturing, published by the White House (http://www.
whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-advanced-
manufacturing-june2011.pdf), June 2011
–– U.S. is the largest producer of ethanol biofuel: Alternative Fuels
Data Center, U.S. Department of Energy (http://www.afdc.energy.
gov/data/#tab/all/data_set/10331), October 2012
• Technological prowess and size
–– In 2010, the U.S. stood among the top countries in terms of
patents granted: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),
October 2012
–– U.S. was the world’s second largest manufacturing economy: GDP/
breakdown at current prices in U.S. dollars (all countries), published
by the United Nations (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/
dnltransfer.asp?fID=2), 2012
• Research support for National Laboratories and Universities
–– About 20 percent of research in universities is funded through
the National Science Foundation: FY 2012 Appropriations Signed
Into Law--NSF to Receive $7.033 Billion, published by the National
Science Foundation (http://www.nsf.gov/about/congress/112/
highlights/cu11_1118.jsp), November 18, 2011
–– The total funding for national laboratories: Deloitte Analysis and
FY 2013 Congressional Budget Request, published by Department
of Energy (http://www.cfo.doe.gov/budget/13budget/Content/
Lab%20Table.pdf), February 2012
• High Productivity
–– KILM published by the International Labour Organization (http://
www.ilo.org/empelm/what/WCMS_114240/lang--en/index.htm),
2012
• Policy Actions
–– President Obama launched the Advanced Manufacturing
Partnership: President Obama Launches Advanced Manufacturing
Partnership, published by the White House (http://www.
whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/24/president-obama-
launches-advanced-manufacturing-partnership), June 24, 2011
–– $1 billion proposal for creating a network of “manufacturing
innovation institutes”: White House Advanced Manufacturing
Initiatives to Drive Innovation and Encourage Companies to Invest
in the United States, published by the White House (http://www.
whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/17/fact-sheet-white-
house-advanced-manufacturing-initiatives-drive-innovati), July 17,
2012
• High corporate tax rates
–– Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
(http://www.oecd.org/tax/taxpolicyanalysis/Table%20II.1_FINAL.
xls), 2012
• Policy uncertainty
–– Uncertainty about continuation of tax cuts: Fearing an Impasse
in Congress, Industry Cuts Spending, published by the New York
Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/business/fear-of-fiscal-
cliff-has-industry-pulling-back.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&pagewante
d=all&adxnnlx=1351504932-rkSrpPx1NoSp/UxEEcbDoA), August
5, 2012
• Shale gas availability
–– Natural Gas Signals a ‘Manufacturing Renaissance’, published
by the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/
business/energy-environment/wider-availability-expands-uses-for-
natural-gas.html?pagewanted=all), April 10, 2012
• Reshoring
–– A New Chinese Export — Jobs, published by the Time (http://
business.time.com/2012/04/12/a-new-chinese-export-jobs/), April
12, 2012
XIII. Supplemental data analysis: India —
–– GDP growth and 5-year CAGR: GDP Growth (annual %), published
by the World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.
MKTP.KD.ZG), October 2012

–– Manufacturing exports grew at a CAGR of 17.1 percent:
Merchandise trade matrix — product groups, exports in thousands
of U.S. dollars, UNCTAD (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/TableViewer/
tableView.aspx?ReportId=24739), October 22, 2012
–– India’s largest manufacturing exports are textile goods, engineering
goods and chemicals: India exports, published by the Trading
Economics (http://www.tradingeconomics.com/india/exports),
September 2012
–– India is the sixth largest manufacturer of automobiles (cars and
commercial vehicles) in the world: Production statistics, published
by OICA, (http://oica.net/category/production-statistics/), August
2012
• Skilled, low-cost labor force
–– Labor costs ($0.9/hour in 2011) are among the lowest in the
world: Labor cost per hour, EIU, (http://www.eiu.com/Default.
aspx), October 2012
• Plans huge investments in infrastructure
–– India has set itself a target of $1 trillion investment in
infrastructure: India targets $1 trillion infrastructure investment:
Ahluwalia, published by the Economic Times (http://articles.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-28/news/28431941_1_
inclusive-growth-private-sector-india-targets), January 28, 2011
• Ambitious National Manufacturing Policy
–– Approved in 2011, the policy will aid in creating industrial enclaves
that: India Approves Manufacturing Policy to Create 100 Million
Jobs, published by the Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/
news/2011-10-25/india-approves-manufacturing-policy-to-create-
100-million-jobs.html), October 25, 2011
–– However, third party estimates predict that manufacturing as
percent of GDP may grow only up to 17 percent: India unlikely
to achieve National Manufacturing Policy targets: Crisil Research,
published by Real Time News, India (http://rtn.asia/1164_india-
unlikely-achieve-national-manufacturing-policy-targets-crisil-
research), April 4, 2012
• Poor infrastructure and government regulations
–– Logistics cost in India is high at 13-14 percent of GDP compared
to 7-8 percent in developed countries: Inefficiencies, poor
infrastructure plague logistics sector, published by the Business Line
(http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/
logistics/article3642816.ece), July 15, 2012
• Increased inflation, higher interest rates, and lower growth
–– India’s Central Bank has maintained a tough stance against rising
prices: India Holds Key Rate, Skirting Global Easing on Inflation,
published by the Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/
news/2012-07-31/india-holds-key-rate-skirting-global-easing-to-
damp-inflation.html), July 31, 2012
–– GDP grew at 5.3 percent in the first quarter of 2012: India
Economy Shows Sharp Slowing, published by the Wall Street
Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527023035521
04577437492971509410.html), May 31, 2012
• Labor reforms
–– Successive governments in India have been trying to reform archaic
labor laws: India’s labor market: strikes and the need for reform,
published by the EastAsiaForum (http://www.eastasiaforum.
org/2012/04/19/india-s-labour-market-strikes-and-the-need-for-
reform/), April 19, 2012
XIII. Supplemental data analysis: South Korea —
–– Largest shipbuilder: Industry statistics, Korea Shipbuilder’s
Association (http://www.koshipa.or.kr/eng/koshipa/koshipa3/
statistics_world.htm), last accessed October 2012
–– 5th largest automobile manufacturer: Production statistics, OICA
(http://oica.net/category/production-statistics/), August 2012
• Competitive costs and better quality
–– Hourly compensation costs (wages and benefits) in the
manufacturing sector, International Labor Comparisons, U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/fls/#productivity),
last accessed October 2012
• Growth in Free Trade Agreements:
–– South Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, (http://
www.mofat.go.kr/ENG/policy/fta/status/overview/index.
jsp?menu=m_20_80_10), last accessed October 2012
• Strong innovation:
–– 2012 Global Innovation Index Report, co-published by INSEAD and
WIPO (http://globalinnovationindex.org/gii/main/fullreport/index.
html), 2012
• Favorable industrial policy:
–– Industrial policy, South Korea, published by the Confederation
of British Industry (http://www.cbi.org.uk/media-centre/case-
studies/2012/03/industrial-policy-south-korea/), March 2012
• Well-educated workforce —
–– Ranks fourth globally: Deloitte analysis based on data from
UNESCO database (http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pages/
default.aspx), last accessed on September 2012
–– 80 percent of students passing high school enroll for tertiary
education: South Korea Country Commerce report, published by
EIU, (http://www.eiu.com/Default.aspx), August 2011
• Slowing global economy impacting South Korea’s growth:
–– South Korea relies on exports: Exports data, World Bank (http://
data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS), 2012
–– IMF reduced GDP estimate to 3.25 from 3.5: IMF cuts S.Korea's
2012 growth forecast to 3.25 pct, published by Xinhuanet (http://
news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2012-06/12/c_131647918.
htm), June 12, 2012
• Reducing interest rates to boost growth
–– Central Bank reduced based interest by 25 basis points: Bank of
Korea Makes Surprise Rate Cut, First in Over 3 Years, published
by CNBC, (http://www.cnbc.com/id/48155778/Bank_of_Korea_
Makes_Surprise_Rate_Cut_First_in_Over_3_Years), July 11, 2012
–– KRW lost 5.5 percent against the U.S. dollar: onada.com (http://
www.oanda.com/currency/historical-rates/), last accessed August
2012
• Investment opportunities from development of green technologies
and renewable energy: South Korea’s Green Shift, published by
Renew Economy (http://reneweconomy.com.au/2012/south-koreas-
green-shift-89866), July 10, 2012
XIV. (xv) Supplemental data analysis: Taiwan — Competitiveness at
a glance
• Manufacturing highlight —
–– Electronics, primary exports for Taiwan: Taiwan exports, published
by Trading Economics (http://www.tradingeconomics.com/taiwan/
exports), September 2012

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• Low tax burden:
–– Corporate Tax Rates 2012, Deloitte (http://www.deloitte.com/
assets/Dcom-Global/Local%20Assets/Documents/Tax/Taxation%20
and%20Investment%20Guides/matrices/dttl_corporate_tax_
rates_2012.pdf), 2012
• Educated workforce:
–– Government spends 18 percent on education every year: Taiwan
Country Profile,2009, published by the Economist Intelligence Unit
• Taiwan Free Trade Zone:
–– Taiwan Free Trade Zone (http://taiwan-ftz.com/cp.asp?xItem=1711
&ctNode=514&mp=3), October 3, 2012
• High Economic Freedom:
–– Taiwan is one of the 20 freest economies: Economic Freedom
Index, published by the Heritage Foundation (http://www.heritage.
org/index/country/taiwan), 2012
XV. (xvi) Supplemental data analysis: Canada — Competitiveness
at a glance
–– Resource-based manufacturing and abundant natural resources:
Canada’s Natural Resources — Now and for the Future, published
by Natural Resources Canada, (http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/statistics-
facts/home/887), page last modified on July 7, 2011
–– Net exporter of energy: Energy imports; net (% of energy use)
in Canada, published by the Trading Economics (http://www.
tradingeconomics.com/canada/energy-imports-net-percent-of-
energy-use-wb-data.html), 2010
• High Economic Freedom:
–– Freest economy in the North America region: Economic Freedom
Index, published by the Heritage Foundation (http://www.heritage.
org/index/country/canada), 2012
• Strong Support for Exports:
–– U.S. accounts for 73.7 percent of total 2011 exports: Merchandise
trade matrix — product groups, exports in thousands of U.S.
dollars, UNCTAD (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/TableViewer/
tableView.aspx?ReportId=24739), October 22, 2012
• Elimination of Import Duties and Tariffs and Clean Energy:
–– Canada Country Commerce Report, published by EIU, (http://www.
eiu.com/Default.aspx), September 2011
XVI. Supplemental data analysis: Brazil — Competitiveness at a
glance
–– Brazil is a growing economy with footwear, autos, automotive
parts and machinery as its major manufacturing exports: Brazil
Exports, published by the Trading Economics (http://www.
tradingeconomics.com/brazil/exports), September 2012
–– Brazil is the world’s second largest producer of ethanol fuel and
until 2010, it was the largest exporter: U.S. expected to become
world's top ethanol exporter, published by the Ethanol Producer
Magazine (http://ethanolproducer.com/articles/8107/us-expected-
to-become-worlds-top-ethanol-exporter), August 26, 2011;
Ethanol fuel in Brazil, published by the UN-Energy knowledge
network (http://www.un-energy.org/stories/38-ethanol-fuel-in-
brazil), January 8, 2011
• Favorable policy actions — Brasil Major:
–– "Bigger Brazil Plan": $16 Billion In Taxes Breaks To Fight Surging
Real and Cheap Imports From China, published by the Forbes
(http://www.forbes.com/sites/ricardogeromel/2011/08/03/
bigger-brazil-plan-16-bilion-in-taxes-breaks-to-fight-against-cheap-
imports-from-china-and-surging-real/), August 3, 2011
–– The “Bigger Brazil” industrial plan grows again, published
by the Lexology (http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.
aspx?g=95c09960-6f3b-4576-90ff-03d4480f879f), May 1, 2012
• Low-skilled but high-cost labor
–– With only 11.3 percent of total tertiary graduates in science and
engineering fields in 2010: Deloitte analysis based on data from
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) database (http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pages/
default.aspx), last accessed on September 2012
–– Hourly compensation for manufacturing wages rose at a 5-yr
CAGR: Hourly compensation costs (wages and benefits) in the
manufacturing sector, International Labor Comparisons, U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/fls/#productivity),
December 21, 2011
• High taxation
–– Corporate Tax Rates 2012, Deloitte (http://www.deloitte.com/
assets/Dcom-Global/Local%20Assets/Documents/Tax/Taxation%20
and%20Investment%20Guides/matrices/dttl_corporate_tax_
rates_2012.pdf), 2012
• Poor infrastructure
–– Poor infrastructure reduces competitiveness of Brazilian industry,
published by the Timizzer (http://www.timizzer.com/business/
economy/poor-infrastructure-reduces-competitiviness-of-brazilian-
industry/), February 23, 2012
• Brazilian Real appreciation
–– Values and shares of merchandise exports and imports, annual,
data from UNCTAD (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/TableViewer/
tableView.aspx?ReportId=101) September 18, 2012,
• Reforms to reduce “Brazil Cost”
–– The government is implementing policies to lower interest rates:
Invigorated Rousseff shifts focus to 'Brazil cost', published by the
Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/02/brazil-rousseff-
idUSL2E8F26FD20120402), April 2, 2012
–– Brazil has recently cut electricity taxes up to 28 percent for
industries: Brazil cuts high electricity costs to boost economy,
published by the Reuters (http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/11/
brazil-economy-electricity-idINL1E8KBALP20120911), September
12, 2012
• Effectiveness of Bigger Brazil Industrial Plan
–– Investing in Brazil? Be Aware of THIS Industry, published by the
Forbes (http://www.forbes.com/sites/ricardogeromel/2012/02/03/
investing-in-brazil-be-aware-of-this-industry/), February 3, 2012
• Investment in infrastructure
–– Chinese, Korean, and North American companies are investing,
particularly in auto and construction machinery sectors:
Competitive Brazil — Challenges and strategies for the
manufacturing industry, published by the Deloitte (http://www.
deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Brazil/Local%20Assets/Documents/
Ind%C3%BAstrias/Manufatura/livro_ingles.pdf), 2012
XVII. Supplemental data analysis: Singapore —
–– Manufacturing exports at 68.1 percent of total exports:
Merchandise trade matrix — product groups, exports in thousands
of U.S. dollars, data from UNCTAD (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/
TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=24739), October 22, 2012

–– Electronics manufacturing value added: Economic Survey of
Singapore, 2011, published by the Ministry of Trade and Industry,
(http://www.mti.gov.sg/ResearchRoom/SiteAssets/Pages/Economic-
Survey-of-Singapore-2011/FullReport_AES2011.pdf), February 2012
• Highly-educated workforce, high-quality infrastructure and
intellectual property protection:
–– Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012, published by the World
Economic Forum (http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GCR_
Report_2011-12.pdf), 2012
• Investment friendly climate:
–– FDI Inflow: Inward and outward foreign direct investment flows,
annual, UNCTAD (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/ReportFolders/
reportFolders.aspx?sCS_referer=&sCS_ChosenLang=en), July 2012
• R&D incentives:
–– 400 percent tax deduction: Global Survey of R&D Tax Incentives,
published by Deloitte (http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-
Canada/Local percent20Assets/Documents/Tax/EN/2011/ca_en_
tax_RD_Global_RD_Survey_TaxIncentives_111011.pdf), July 2011
• Transparency and government efficiency:
–– Second in terms of economic freedom: Economic Freedom Index,
published by the Heritage Foundation (http://www.heritage.org/
index/pdf/2012/countries/singapore.pdf), 2012
• Favorable tax system —
–– 17 percent corporate tax rate: Corporate Tax Rates 2012, Deloitte
(http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Global/Local%20Assets/
Documents/Tax/Taxation%20and%20Investment%20Guides/
matrices/dttl_corporate_tax_rates_2012.pdf), 2012
–– 80 percent of the companies pay less than 10 percent of the taxes:
Singapore Country Commerce Report, published by EIU, (http://
www.eiu.com/Default.aspx), June 2012
• Increasing Unit Business Costs (UBC) and inflation:
–– Increase in UBC: Economic Survey of Singapore, 2Q 2012,
published by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (http://www.
mti.gov.sg/ResearchRoom/SiteAssets/Pages/Economic-Survey-of-
Singapore-Second-Quarter-2012/FullReport_2Q12.pdf), August
2012
–– For every 1 percent increase costs export prices increase
by one-fifth: Assessing Singapore’s Manufacturing Cost
Competitiveness, article published by the Ministry of Trade and
Industry (http://www.mti.gov.sg/MTIInsights/Documents/app.mti.
gov.sg/data/article/14761/doc/ESS_2Q2008_Cost.pdf), second
quarter of 2008
–– Inflation: CPI and Inflation Rate, published by Statistics Singapore
(http://www.singstat.gov.sg/stats/themes/economy/hist/cpi.html),
January 25, 2012
• High living costs:
–– Expat salaries in Singapore: Expat Explorer 2012, published by
HSBC (http://www.expatexplorer.hsbc.com/#/country/singapore),
2012
• Focus on improving productivity and efficiency:
–– Decline in labor productivity: Economic Survey of Singapore, 2Q
2012, published by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (http://www.
mti.gov.sg/ResearchRoom/SiteAssets/Pages/Economic-Survey-of-
Singapore-Second-Quarter-2012/FullReport_2Q12.pdf), August
2012
• Declining growth:
–– Top three export destinations and external demand: Economic
Survey of Singapore, 2011, published by the Ministry of Trade and
Industry, (http://www.mti.gov.sg/ResearchRoom/SiteAssets/Pages/
Economic-Survey-of-Singapore-2011/FullReport_AES2011.pdf),
February 2012
–– Singapore credit crunch: Asia-Pacific Economic
Outlook, published by Deloitte (http://www.deloitte.
com/view/en_GX/global/insights/thought-leadership/
fa3001ee1bf78310VgnVCM3000001c56f00aRCRD.htm), July
2012,
XVIII. Supplemental data analysis: Japan —
–– Japan’s primary exports are consumer electronics, automobiles
and semiconductors: Japan Exports, published by the Trading
Economics (http://www.tradingeconomics.com/japan/exports),
September 2012
• Favorable policy actions:
–– Its “New Growth Strategy” aims to create demand and jobs
through regulatory reform and fiscal measures: Japan's New
Growth Strategy to Create Demand and Jobs, published by the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (http://
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/fulltext/5kg58z5z007b.
pdf?expires=1351518548&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=0BF7
F6F17FF3A41D2F97DBE0AC9D5787), September 6, 2011
• High Taxation —
–– Corporate taxes at 35.5 percent: Corporate Tax Rates 2012,
Deloitte (http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Global/Local%20
Assets/Documents/Tax/Taxation%20and%20Investment%20
Guides/matrices/dttl_corporate_tax_rates_2012.pdf), 2012
–– 50 percent for individuals: Japan Highlights 2012, published by the
Deloitte (http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Global/Local%20
Assets/Documents/Tax/Taxation%20and%20Investment%20
Guides/2012/dttl_tax_highlight_2012_Japan.pdf), 2012
• JPY appreciation: Calculations based on data from Google Finance
(http://www.google.com/finance?q=jpyusd), January 1, 2007 to
August 31, 2012
• Support for renewable energies:
–– 130 billion yen in funding for clean energy projects: Challenges
and Actions in Economic/Industrial Policies, published by the
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (http://www.meti.go.jp/
english/aboutmeti/policy/fy2012/fy2012policies.pdf), September
29, 2011
• Restarting of nuclear facilities:
–– Despite the outcry against nuclear power following the
Fukushima incident: Japan restarts first nuclear plant after post-
Fukushima shutdown, published by the CNN (http://www.cnn.
com/2012/07/01/world/asia/japan-nuclear-power/index.html), July
1, 2012
–– Nuclear reactors, which contributed to about 27 percent of Japan’s
power generation in 2010: U.S. Energy Information Administration
(http://www.eia.gov/cabs/japan/Full.html), June 4, 2012
• Investment in infrastructure:
–– 3.3 billion yen will be spent in 2012-13 on rebuilding in addition
to 15 trillion yen already spent in 2012: Japan's 2012/13
budget meets targets with sleight of hand, published by the
Reuters (http://mobile.reuters.com/article/creditMarkets/
idUSL3E7NL37B20111224), December 23, 2011

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4. Ibid.
5. Xielin Liu, Peng Cheng, "Is China’s Indigenous
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Definitions
A. Innovation Index score is calculated using
five innovation input measures — institutions,
human capital and research, infrastructure,
market sophistication, and business
sophistication and two innovation output
measures — knowledge & technology outputs
and creative outputs.
B. Quality of Life index scores a country across
nine categories — cost of living, culture,
economy, environment, freedom, health,
infrastructure, safety and risk, and climate
C. Manufacturing Jobs Created per 100
People: Calculations based on data from World
Bank and EIU. Total manufacturing jobs were
derived using Manufacturing Employment
as % of Total Employment data from World
Bank and total labor force data from EIU.
Mfg. jobs created per 100 people were then
calculated using the total mfg. jobs data and
the population data from EIU.
D. PISA math and science scores are the
average scores out of 1000 for all students at
the age of 15 years.
E. Patents granted per million population
is calculated based on data from World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and
the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
F. The Environmental Performance Index
(EPI) evaluates countries on 22 performance
indicators spanning ten policy categories that
reflect facets of both environmental public
health and ecosystem vitality. These policy
categories include Environmental Health, Water
(effects on human health), Air Pollution (effects
on human health), Air Pollution (ecosystem
effects), Water Resources (ecosystem effects),
Biodiversity and Habitat, Forest, Fisheries,
Agriculture, and Climate Change & Energy

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