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Productivity

New Experimental Measures for Retail Sector and Underlying Industries

On September 25, 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics launched the Retail Transformation Through Experimental Measures homepage which introduces three experimental measures for retail trade industries: gross margin productivity, monthly output, and an expanded retail sector.