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Multifactor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries

September 23, 2011
Multifactor productivity, output per unit of combined inputs, rose in 14 percent of the 86 detailed manufacturing industries in 2009, compared to 42 percent of the industries in 2008. Multifactor productivity declined in air transportation and line-haul railroads. More...
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Multifactor Productivity Trends in Manufacturing

August 11, 2011
In 2009 multifactor productivity in manufacturing decreased 5.7 percent, 8.0 percent in durable manufacturing, and 3.1 percent in nondurable manufacturing. In all three sectors, declines in multifactor productivity were the largest of the series. More...
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Preliminary Multifactor Productivity Trends

May 19, 2011
In 2010, multifactor productivity grew at a 3.2 percent annual rate in both the private nonfarm business and private business sectors. In both sectors, the multifactor productivity gain was the largest of the series which began in 1987. More...
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