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PRODUCTIVITY

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US productivity increases 4.9% in third quarter

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All rights reserved)WASHINGTON – U.S. productivity increased between July and September but at a slower pace than in the previous quarter. Productivity advanced 4.9% in the third quarter, following an even larger 10.6% surge in the second quarter, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Labor costs fell by 8.9% in the third quarter after rising by 8.5% in the second quarter. Productivity measures the amount of output per hour of work and is a key component in rising living standards. Economists had expected a slowdown in the third quarter after the big second quarter gain.