The Washington Post today published a special section—in print and on the Web—about what some say is a resurgence of “Made in America” manufacturing.

In the section’s anchor piece, Brad Plumer writes that some U.S. firms have “reshored” their manufacturing operations in the United States and that even some Chinese companies have located new plants here. He cites a narrowing wage gap between U.S. workers and their foreign counterparts, lower energy and transportation costs and automation as key drivers in moving manufacturing to the United States.

But he also notes that there is disagreement between economists and policymakers if the reports of corporations establishing new U.S. manufacturing operations are anecdotal and just blips on the economic radar screen, or evidence of a real resurgence.

Scott Paul, the president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), tells Plumer:

I think it’s fair to say this hasn’t all registered in the data just yet. But we’re starting to lay the groundwork where we’ll start to see a real effect three to 10 years from now.  

Read the entire special report.