3 ms·Back then the US was the No. manufacturimg power, probably equals Britain and Germany combined and more.by markus_zhang 1y agoBack then the US was the No. manufacturimg power, probably equals Britain and Germany combined and more.buescher 1y agoIt's only #2 now, and US manufacturing output only equals the next four countries (Germany, Japan, India, South Korea) combined. And that's with only 8% of the workforce employed in manufacturing.foderking 1y agothe gap between #1 and #2 basically makes US #1000 or something