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The results of the 'Relocation of production and production abroad' survey confirm Germany's good standing as a production location. In recent years, companies in both the metal & electrical industry (see 'M&E' in the chart, light gray line) and the manufacturing industry (see 'VG', dark gray line) have relocated less and less of their production abroad. Specifically, in the German manufacturing sector, this means that only eight percent of the companies surveyed relocated their production facilities abroad in 2012 ...