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To: XBrit who wrote (17019)9/10/2000 12:06:16 AM
From: KyrosL  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
Well, according to the Barron's article:

Well, sorry, but U.S. growth in the second quarter vaulted 6.0% -- and, without hedonic assistance, at least 5.7%. Similarly, second-quarter year-on-year productivity growth jumped 5.1% -- and without hedonics, about 4.7%. Hardly enough to ruffle the feathers of the average currency
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That's a 0.3% effect. So somebody is wrong here. Epstein is good at correcting mistakes that the readers point out to him. Let's see what he says in a week or two.