Multifactor productivity in manufacturing, 2001.(Labor Month in Review)(Brief Article)

From: Monthly Labor Review | Date: March 1, 2004 | Copyright information

Multifactor productivity--measured as output per unit of combined inputs--fell by 0.8 percent in manufacturing in 2001. The decline was the first in 10 years. The decline in multifactor productivity was the result of a 4.5-percent decline in manufacturing output and a 3.7-percent decrease in combined inputs. Capital services posted a 1.5-percent advance in 2001. In contrast, hours fell 5.6 percent. On average, multifactor productivity in manufacturing has grown 1.2 percent annually...

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