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October 1982

Productivity growth average in farm machinery manufacturing

Arthur S. Herman, John W. Ferris

Productivity gains, aided by new technology, especially computers, but moderated by cyclical downturns, averaged 2.6 percent a year over the 1958-80 period.

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