About a month ago I told you about how the prices of memory chips for USB drives had sharply risen because of the earthquake in Japan. 

Much of the capacity has been restored and it seems as though prices have stabilized and actually started to decline.

I think it's OK now to order USB drives. Call for current pricing.

Made in America is back.

A quarter of small and large North American manufacturers surveyed by MFGWatch in January 2011 reported returning work to North America from a low-cost production country.

The figure topped the previous record of 21% in Q2 2010.

Despite the trend 65% of promotional product suppliers import their products and 15% have their own factories outside the US.

As you might suspect China tops the list with 88% of promotional products being made there.

While there are about 500 promotional product suppliers that sell products made in the United States electronics is one area that is dominated by imports.

Almost every MP3 player, USB drive, and computer accessories are imported.

While products from Asia continue to hold a strict cost advantage the gap is closing. The increasing costs of raw materials (mostly plastic which is petroleum based) and the rising costs of transportation are closing the gap.

Additionally the Great Recession seems to have led more companies to want to by American to support the economy and create more jobs.

So, here's my poll question:

 Should we feature Made in USA products?