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May 1985

Productivity growth below average in the internal combustion engine industry

Edwin Henneberger, Arthur S. Herman

During 1967-82, output per hour increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent; the impact of cyclical downturns in the economy, particularly in the later years, contributed to this lackluster growth.

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