1Q2015 (Final): Headline Productivity Again Contracts, Costs Up.

(Before It's News)

Written by Steven Hansen

A simple summary of the headlines for this release is that the growth of labor costs continues to increase significantly from the previous quarter, whilst the rate of growth of productivity declined. If one looks at the year-over-year data – it is also showing costs are rising faster than productivity growth.

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