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May 1997, Vol. 120, No. 5
Productivity in the fabricated plate work industry: 1982-94
James D. York
Economist, Division of Industry Productivity
Studies, Office of Productivity and Technology, Bureau of Labor
Statistics
Increased use of computer
technology in the industrys design and production
operations has been an important factor in the advance in
productivity. Over the 198294 period, labor productivity in
the fabricated plate work industrywhich manufactures
boilers, tanks, and similar productsincreased at an average
annual rate of 1.8 percent. Although output actually declined by
0.1 percent per year over the period, employee hours declined
much more rapidly, at a rate of 1.8 percent per year. The more
rapid decline in hours than in output was largely due to
technological improvements in the industry.
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