Originally Posted by Bob Dopolina

Increased competition: lower prices
Increased demand: higher prices
Increased material demand: higher prices
Increased labour costs: higher prices
Increased transportation costs: higher prices
Increased fixed costs: higher prices

That's what I'm seeing. What conclusion would you draw?

You also have to think in scale. If fixed costs are the same (but actually rising) but you produce less items (because sales are off) per unit cost actually rises. China is good at producing mass qty. As those qty fall so does the pricing advantage.

I'm no economist so if there is someone here who is, and I'm wrong, I'd love to be educated.