| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 8, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
The Numbers Just Keep Getting Better GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE
OLD REVISED
1980-90 2.9% 3.2%
1990-98 2.6 3.1
1996-98 3.8 4.2
NONFARM PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RATE
OLD REVISED
1980-90 1.1% 1.6%
1990-98 1.4 2.0
1996-98 1.9 2.6
DATA: COMMERCE DEPT., BUSINESS WEEK
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