> [...] European business has been hollowed out [...] manufacturing has been steadily increasing in the EU Note that EU-heavyweight Germany has an atypical-for

> [...] European business has been hollowed out [...] manufacturing has been steadily increasing in the EU Note that EU-heavyweight Germany has an atypical-for-Europe emphasis on manufacturing. Perhaps making those two thoughts compatible. Also, people speak of US total manufacturing output increasing, while at the same time US DoD speaks of five decades of US deindustrialization being severely damaging.