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October 1992

Productivity in the wood containers industries, 1977-89

James York

Rapid automation in the manufacture of pallets contributed to a productivity growth rate of 2.2 percent per year over the 1977-89 period in wood containers industries. This article profiles productivity trends in wood containers from 1977 to 1989.

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