CTA: Full US reshoring of 10 tech categories would cost $185–230B

The Consumer Technology Association estimates that fully reshoring production of 10 common household tech categories by 2031 would require $185–230 billion in capital expenditure, 555,000–668,000 additional workers, and 19.1–19.5 billion kWh per year. Smartphones would cost 152% more to make in the US, laptops 93% more, smartwatches 97% more, and TVs 41% more.

• Full reshoring of 10 categories needs $185–230B capex by 2031
• 555,000–668,000 workers required, over double current US electronics workforce
• Smartphones +152%, laptops +93%, smartwatches +97%, TVs +41%
• CTA proposes assembly-only reshoring at $16–19B in costs