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November
2004, Vol. 127, No.11
Industry productivity trends under the North American Industry Classification system
Matt Russell
Economist,
Division of Industry Productivity Studies, in the Office of Productivity
and Technology, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: Russell.Matthew@bls.gov.
Paul Takac
Economist,
Division of Industry Productivity Studies, in the Office of Productivity
and Technology, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: Takac.Paul@bls.gov.
Lisa Usher
Chief,
Division of Industry Productivity Studies, in the Office of Productivity
and Technology, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: Usher.Lisa@bls.gov.
The NAICS classification system presents a more consistent framework and a conceptual improvement for productivity measurement; while performance varied by industry, NAICS-based productivity measures show strong overall productivity growth during the 1990s and again after 2001—especially in manufacturing, trade, and in the newly defined information sector.
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