Manufacturing output & employment - Australia & the USA

8 years prior to and since the pre-GFC peak output of June 2008; GFC bottom = June 2009

Prior to the GFC Since GFC peak Since GFC bottom

Output - USA

-20.0

16.8%

-10.0

10.0

20.0

30.0%

-2.1%

Employment - Aus

15.3%

Output - Aus

-20.6%

Employment - USA

16.8%

Output - USA