Will free shipping on online purchases be a thing of the past? It already is for many online shops. But what about the global supply chain, where something is sourced from Australia, assembled in China and shipped to the US? According to this NY Times article, the high costs of fuel are forcing companies to bring production closer to their customers. I don’t think we’ll see the return of thousands of manufacturing jobs to Europe and the US because labor abroad is just too cheap. Some manufacturing will come back, but most goods will still be produced in developing countries. Those, however, will be more expensive.

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