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Montana's manufacturing industry.

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Montana's manufacturing industry had increased sales, employment, and worker earnings in 2006 building on improvement both in 2004 and 2005.

The sector in 2006 produced approximately $8 billion in product output and employed close to 27,500 people who earned $1.2 billion in labor income. The manufacturing sector accounted for over 20 percent of Montana's economic base.

Manufacturing employment has shown steady increases in the past three years (10 percent), and income to workers rose commensurately. Three years of declines have now been followed by three years of consistent increases in Montana manufacturing output and employment.

With the exception of the wood products sector (see pages 31-32) the continued improved conditions in 2006 were broad based. Nearly 60 percent of surveyed Montana...

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