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January 1984

Productivity trends in manufacturing in the U.S. and 11 other countries

Donato Alvarez, Brian Cooper

For the U.S. and most industrial rivals, output per hour in manufacturing rose in 1982; unit labor costs, measured in U.S. dollars, increased by 12 percent in the U.S. in comparison to the other 11 nations.

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