The latest Productivity and Costs news release

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The latest Productivity and Costs news release
([url]http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf[/url])
was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highlights are below.
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Productivity increased 1.8 percent in the nonfarm business sector during the
fourth quarter of 2007 while unit labor costs rose 2.1 percent (seasonally-
adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 2.5 percent
in the fourth quarter of 2007, and unit labor costs rose 1.7 percent.