Preliminary estimates of multifactor productivity growth
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Peter B. Meyer is a research economist, and Michael J. Harper is the chief of the Division of Productivity Research and Program Development, Office of Productivity and Technology, Bureau of Labor Statistics. E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Final multifactor productivity measures take more than a year to complete; using a simplified methodology and preliminary data, it is estimated that private business multifactor productivity grew 3.1 percent in 2003 and 3.3 percent in 2004 Preliminary estimates of multifactor productivity growth
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