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May 1991

Productivity in industry and government, 1989

Richard B. Carnes

Fewer industries showed increases in output per employee hour in 1989, compared with the previous year. However, more then half of all the industries measured recorded higher productivity growth during 1984-89 than during the pre-1984 period. This article summarizes developments in industry and government productivity during 1989.

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