Productivity and labor costs trends in manufacturing, 12 countries, (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, March 1986

Productivity and labor costs trends
in manufacturing, 12 countries

Edwin Dean
Chief, Division of Productivity Research, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Harry Boissevain
Economist, Division of Foreign Labor Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics

James Thomas
Economist, Division of Foreign Labor Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Output and output per hour in manufacturing rose in the United States and 11 other countries in 1984; U.S. unit labor costs increased 7 percent, relative to the costs of foreign competitors, after adjustment for the dollar's appreciation.

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