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December  2002, Vol. 125, No.12

Labor productivity growth in wholesale trade, 1990-2000 

Christopher Kask
Economist,  Office of Productivity and Technology, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Email: Kask_C@bls.gov

David Kiernan
Economist,  Office of Productivity and Technology, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Email: Kiernan_D@bls.gov

Brian Friedman
Supervisory Economist,  Office of Productivity and Technology, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Email: Friedman_B@bls.gov

Use of information and communication technologies in the fastest-growing wholesale trade industries spurred strong labor productivity growth in the sector as a whole, over the 1990–2000 period.

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