NYT :: Business

As Labor Costs Fell, Productivity Rose in Quarter

Productivity jumped 4.3 percent in the April-to-June quarter, a full percentage point higher than economists expected, and labor costs fell 0.5 percent, the government said.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=b4d3f98f99d448c0ae34d28d64593f7b&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/economy/05econ.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=b4d3f98f99d448c0ae34d28d64593f7b&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/economy/05econ.html" border="0"/></a></span>