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Strong Productivity Defies Trend (Worst economy since Great Depression! - no wait...)
The Wall Street Journal ^ | August 4, 2008 | Brian Blackstone

Posted on 08/03/2008 3:48:45 PM PDT by abb

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To: 1rudeboy; Toddsterpatriot; All
"...productivity's usual behavior of going "up in good times and down in bad times," says Georgia State University forecaster Rajeev Dhawan"

Rajeev is wrong.

Changes in productivity lead changes in gdp by about a year or two.

If things go like they've been for the last few decades, then we're about to have further upticks in gdp without serious increases in inflation.

21 posted on 08/03/2008 7:45:28 PM PDT by expat_panama
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I really don’t like the idea of Arabs holding my mortgage, that’s all. It’s not like they’re Christian or anything like that. Infidels are animals to them.


22 posted on 08/03/2008 8:43:18 PM PDT by TruthConquers (Delendae sunt publici scholae)
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To: abb

Seems I need to subscribe to read the article.

In light of that, if productivity is going up, why is GDP going down?


23 posted on 08/03/2008 8:55:45 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free
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Everything I see is “Made in China”. So few things are made in the USA anymore.

You'd be surprised how the network news can blind you to the reality in front of you.

There is probably no amount of stats or anecdotal evidence that can overcome the tv-says-it's-so-funk.

24 posted on 08/04/2008 5:58:11 AM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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