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April 1988

Productivity trends in the cotton and synthetic broad woven fabrics industry

Mark Dumas, Edwin Henneberger

Expanding output per hour during the 1972-86 period has come about despite low output growth as the industry attempts to modernize and fend off increased import penetration. Thus, even though output tumbled in 8 of the past 15 years, productivity fell in only 3.

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