What you are seeing is the equalization of currencies all through out the developed and developing world.

One of the main reasons that so much industry located off shore was because the dollar was so strong compared to all the other currencies that no one could afford to buy exported consumer products made in the US of A.

Now, US exports can start to compete at least in the more developed economies across the globe.

It will also be cheaper for brands from over seas to start locating their manufacturing and distribution centers in the US geared toward the US market.

It's going to get awfully expensive to ship even on the cost effective super container ships.

What we are seeing is the equalization of the market place.

Just because the dollar is losing value, that doesn't necessarily mean the US is going to suddenly devolve into Germany of the late 1920's.


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