US productivity below forecasts
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US labour productivity growth slowed sharply in the July to September period,  official figures show.
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The U.S. economic outlook dimmed  somewhat on Tuesday after reports said business productivity  grew more slowly in the third quarter than first estimated,  labor costs rose and other indicators signaled softening  activity.
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U.S. industrial output inched up a  less-than-expected 0.1 percent in September, suppressed in part  by hurricanes that hit the United States that month, the  Federal Reserve said on Friday.
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WASHINGTON  - A weaker-than-anticipated report on the US labor market, showing just 112,000 jobs added in November, cast fresh doubts over the pace of growth of the world&#39;s largest economy.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - Productivity in the European Union grew last year, but still lags behind the United States, according to a report by a New York-based research group.
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New labor statistics show that productivity is slowing faster than previously thought, raising the question of whether layoffs are soon to follow.
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The U.S. economy will expand at a weak pace next year, setting the stage for lower interest rates, according to a UCLA Anderson Forecast report released on Thursday.
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US manufacturing expanded at a slower pace in August as fewer companies reported an increase in orders and production. Construction spending rose to a record in July, private and government reports showed.
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US economic growth should slow over the coming year as consumers cut back on spending but improved business confidence should help beef up hiring, a wide-ranging survey of forecasters found.
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WASHINGTON -- The productivity of American workers slowed in the spring while wage pressures increased.
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NEW YORK A lackluster report on US gross domestic product sent stocks lower Friday as Wall Street worried that a lack of jobs and high energy prices were holding back economic growth.
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Business & money: US will bear brunt of slowdown in economic growth, global stability report says.
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U.S. business productivity growth  proved surprisingly sluggish at the end of 2004 and claims for  jobless aid unexpectedly dipped last week, according to  government reports that showed a good sign for employment which  could fan inflation fears.
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The U.S. economy will slow sharply this year and fall behind growth rates in most of the world, according to forecasts in a U.N. report released Wednesday.
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The productivity of American workers slowed in the spring while wage pressures increased.
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WASHINGTON -- The productivity of American workers slowed sharply in the first three months of this year but wage pressures eased as well, providing evidence that inflation is being restrained.
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BusinessWeek Online - November ended with a volley of unfriendly data for the U.S. economy, and it looks as if December is starting out the same way. Weakness in U.S. economic reports released on Dec. 1 concerning the Institute for Supply Management's factory sentiment index, and construction spending -- following the weak releases on durable goods orders, the Chicago purchasing managers' sentiment index, and initial jobless claims earlier in the week -- have taken a big chunk out of the near-term U.S. GDP outlook. But the reports probably won't move the Federal Reserve from its current policy path.