boom in u.s. consumer products in az kra because customers were very worried about what they were getting in a chinese product versus an american one. so our regulatory system and the fact that we do have high quality standards is a competitive advantage increasingly in the global economy as you've got this rising middle class around the world that wants better quality products. >> and just a final question. i mean, is this just a passing trend? is it a trend here to stay and what might it mean for our economy? >> well, i think it will mean very good things for the economy. i do think the trend is here to stay. but what it means for jobs is a different question. because the truth is that a lot of this great manufacturing that's coming back to this country is driven by technology. so for example i visited a ge factory in upstate new york, state-of-the-art factory doing green batteries for export all around the world. they were only a few hundred people on that factory floor. 20 years ago, there might have been thousands. so a lot of the work is being done by robotics, by very