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October 27, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Country or area | 2000-2008 | 2007-2008 |
---|---|---|
Singapore |
0.7 | -6.6 |
Denmark |
1.8 | -4.5 |
Sweden |
4.8 | -3.7 |
Italy |
-0.2 | -3.4 |
Canada |
0.8 | -2.6 |
Netherlands |
2.7 | -1.4 |
Australia |
1.6 | -0.9 |
Spain |
1.5 | -0.9 |
France |
2.6 | -0.8 |
Taiwan |
5.2 | -0.5 |
Japan |
3.2 | -0.2 |
Germany |
3.7 | -0.1 |
United Kingdom |
3.6 | 0.3 |
Belgium |
2.8 | 0.5 |
Norway |
2.7 | 0.7 |
United States |
4.6 | 1.2 |
Korea, Republic of |
7.4 | 1.2 |
These data featured in the TED article, International manufacturing productivity, 2008.