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By the Numbers The Pricewaterhouse Coopers Industrial Products practice found Quarter 3 merger and acquisition activity in the global industrial products industry remained suppressed because of overall uncertainty about the global economy. The Q3 M&A analysis examined 2012 activity in six sectors: aerospace and defense, chemicals, engineering and construction, industrial manufacturing, metals and transportation and logistics. The IP industry as a whole saw 164 transactions of $50 million or greater, compared with 197 such deals in 2011. Hourly Wages for In-Demand Occupations Maintenance Mechanic $23.34 Welder $18.53 Sales Representatives $31.25 $37.28 Electrical Engineer Engineering Technician $24.30 Business and Financial Operations $23.30 $23.79 Tool and Die Maker Machinist $19.62 CNC Machinist $23.90 Machine Operator $18.08 $0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Percent of employment by industry & educational attainment Since 2007, more than half of all manufacturing workers have completed some college classes, and the proportion continues to increase. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration 70% Manufacturing 65% Private nonmanufacturing 60% Some college or college degree 55% 50% High school diploma or less 45% 40% 35% 30% 1994 26 | Insight 1996 1998 2000 on Manufacturing ��� January 2013 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 w w w.in s i g h t o n m f g .c o m