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March 1982

Nonwool yarn mills experience slow gains in productivity

James York

During 1958-80, new equipment and techniques aided productivity growth; although the 2.3-percent rate of increase was less than for manufacturing as a whole, it accelerated during the last 8 years of the period.

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