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March 1985

Productivity trends in kitchen cabinet manufacturing

Horst Brand, Norman Bennett

After 7 years of strong gains, output per hour fell between 1979 and 1982; declining output was the major factor in the reversal, as recession and a slump in residential construction took their toll.

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