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Multifactor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries

September 26, 2012
Multifactor productivity, output per unit of combined inputs, rose in 85 percent of the 86 detailed manufacturing industries in 2010, compared to 20 percent of the industries in 2009. Multifactor productivity increased in air transportation and line-haul railroads. More...
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Multifactor Productivity Trends in Manufacturing

June 26, 2012
In 2010, multifactor productivity in manufacturing increased 7.5 percent; 12.7 percent in durable manufacturing and 2.7 percent in nondurable manufacturing. In all three sectors, gains in multifactor productivity followed declines in 2009. More...
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Preliminary Multifactor Productivity Trends, 2011

May 09, 2012
In 2011 multifactor productivity grew at a 0.5 percent annual rate in the private nonfarm business sector and 0.3 percent in the private business sector. In both sectors, multifactor productivity grew considerably slower than in the previous year. More...
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