U.S. productivity surged in Q4 of 2009
U.S. productivity climbed 6.9% during the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the Labor Department. Unit productivity costs dropped 4.7% in the same period, the largest four-quarter drop since the index began in 1948. However, the productivity surge may come to halt this year as companies cut capital spending.
IndustryWeek | 03/04
This story published in NAW SmartBrief on 03/08/2010
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