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To: Wally Mastroly who wrote (7489)	8/5/1999 10:12:00 AM
From: Wally Mastroly	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 15132

Productivity growth slows...& Labor costs higher than expected.... Productivity grew 1.3 percent in the second quarter while labor costs jumped 3.8 percent, the government said Thursday. Analysts had forecast a 1.8 percent rise in productivity, a measure of worker output that is closely watched by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, and a rise of 2.2 percent in labor costs. - Some detail: bloomberg.com