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As a former Manufacturing Engineer, when we actually made things in this country, Labor for most companies only represented 3-5% of the cost of the product. If your product is made in Europe, the USA, or China, the labor costs will only affect that 3-5 % range. For many reasons, which I will not get into at this time, buy going to China or some other 3rd world country will not show a dramatic drop in manufacturing costs. But you will see lower quality. That is why I finished buying my Rivarossi's that I wanted before the production goes to China. Watch the quality really go down hill! And you'll see that the costs will probably rise on the Rivarossi's being shipped in from China. Keep your old Wather's Catalogs for price comparison next year.
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