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December 1982

Cosmetics industry achieves long-term productivity gains

Patricia S. Wilder

Recent declines have beset an industry in which productivity has grown rapidly since 1958; gains have been associated with more efficient plants, improved technology, and an expanding line of products which serve changing markets.

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