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Focus on Economic Data: Productivity - August 7, 2003

The preliminary second quarter productivity growth rate 5.7%, was released on August 7. This is a faster rate of growth in productivity than during the first quarter revised productivity growth rate and faster than the rate (3.8%) over the last twelve months. The next productivity lesson will be online September 4 and will discuss the revised productivity growth rate for the second quarter.

Focus on Economic Data: Productivity - September 4, 2003

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported revised productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons--for the second quarter of 2003. The seasonally-adjusted annual rate of productivity growth in the second quarter was 6.8 percent, compared to a 2.1 annual percent rate of increase percent in the first quarter of 2003. The productivity number referred to is that of the nonfarm business sector, the most commonly used gauge of productivity.

Focus on Economic Data: Productivity - November 2001

Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period.

Trading Around the World

Created as a supplement to existing middle school world geography and world history courses, the 5 units in this guide introduce students to the basics of global trade.

1 out of 7 lessons from this publication relate to this EconEdLink lesson.