In Peru 15% of gross income in extralegal manufacturing is paid out in bribes, says de Soto.
In the San Francisco metropolitan area, where this shift has been pronounced over the past decade, computer and electronic-product manufacturing accounted for 11% of gross-domestic-product growth in the region from 2005 to 2010, outpacing all other industries.
Since Akzo would be able to supply Wal-Mart from its existing manufacturing capacity, Barker estimates that the gross margin on Akzo's budget brand decorative paint would be an impressive 30%.
California generates nearly 13% of US gross domestic product, but its huge manufacturing sector has taken a massive hit in this recession.
The two economists examined gross job creation and destruction in American manufacturing over the period 1972-93 and found that at the onset of a recession job destruction increases, but it then falls below normal levels until well into the recovery.
The company said the sequential drop in gross margin reflects higher shipments of advanced products with higher manufacturing costs.
U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, gross domestic product, pending home sales and the Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey.
Does your finance department review all proposals concerning new products, distributors, manufacturing processes or market entries and comment on whether they meet internal hurdles for gross margin?
With the manufacturing ramp of the iPad mini and the iPhone 5 this past quarter, gross margins fell to 39% and the company is guiding margins to 38% next quarter.
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The euro zone's purchasing-managers index, a gauge of manufacturing activity, fell in November to a level consistent with a 1% quarterly drop in gross domestic product, according to research firm Capital Economics.
Despite its wobbly start at selling branded drugs, Anexia gave King a taste for bigger gross margins: 75% for a brand drug, versus 20% or less for contract manufacturing.
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What has been proven is that if you are one of the top spenders, innovation will impact gross margin (the percentage of revenue left over after subtracting the costs of materials, labor, manufacturing, and direct shipping, and after paying other expenses incurred in making the products or services sold).
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