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When you look at unit labour costs, they have done a tremendous job in that respect.

The important factor, however, is unit labour costs, and they are decided by productivity.

This table includes data on unit labour cost in percentage change over previous period.

These expenses would be offset by a reduction in unit labour costs.

Contrast that with Germany, where unit labour costs rose just 3% over the same period.

These indicators could include, for instance, productivity trends, unit labour costs and current account developments.

Net interest payments were 69% higher than in 1988, and unit labour costs are soaring.

With world manufacturing prices growing at less than 1 per cent a year, international competition prevented much passing on of higher unit labour costs.

Irish unit labour costs are still more than 10 per cent below the eurozone average.

"We have won back all the unit labour cost competitiveness against the eurozone lost since 2000.

Unit labour costs fell by 2.3 per cent in 1965 and 1.9 per cent in 1966.

Fornication was inevitable; it was something of a relief that high unit labour costs had driven the boot man to extinction.

By bearing down on wages and unit labour costs, Germany has opened up a 20% competitiveness gap with its big neighbour.

Unit labour costs in eastern Germany are already 60% higher than those in the west; markets for some eastern products have dried up.

Evidence shows that expected productivity in unit labour costs of British industry are more competitive now than they were when we entered the ERM.

By talking about 'unit labour cost' instead of wages, the Commission is attempting to circumvent the limits established by the Treaty.

The cost of employing workers in Singapore can be onerous, but most employers find that unit labour costs are still fairly competitive because productivity is so high.

By contrast, unit labour costs in southern Europe and Ireland have increased by around 40%, causing these economies to lose competitiveness.

"Labour costs have been accelerating and there is growing circumstantial evidence of rising unit labour costs which could add to export costs."

The release also presents unit labour cost estimates, regional productivity estimates and experimental market sector productivity estimates.

The feasible real wage will be determined by, for example, unit labour costs and the mark up over unit labour costs.

It is argued that it is the relative unit labour costs, which also reflect variations in the productivity of labour, which are more significant.

So while unit labour costs in Germany increased by 3 per cent., in Britain they increased by 11 per cent.

They have states that are in exactly similar positions to Greece, Spain and Portugal with regard to unit labour costs, real wages and labour productivity.

Earlier I mentioned the problems faced by certain eurozone economies, in dealing with losses of competitiveness resulting from an evolution above their average unit labour costs for example.

For all of 1988 unit labor costs rose 3.1 percent.

The government also said unit labor costs fell 0.1 percent.

For the year, unit labor costs rose 3.2 percent, the most in six years.

Compared with the third quarter of 2004, unit labor costs rose 2.7 percent.

Unit labor costs rose by 1.8 percent after falling during the previous six months.

Unit labor costs are moving upward at an annual rate of nearly 5 percent.

It was the largest increase in unit labor costs since the 1982 recession, the department said.

Unit labor costs declined during those quarters, by 0.3 and 2.9 percent.

"The real issue is unit labor costs, and they are declining," he added.

In addition, unit labor costs are rising faster than predicted.

Unit labor costs fell at a 2.7 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter last year.

When you look at unit labour costs, they have done a tremendous job in that respect.

The important factor, however, is unit labour costs, and they are decided by productivity.

This table includes data on unit labour cost in percentage change over previous period.

But they called one component of yesterday's report, a very low reading on unit labor costs, particularly impressive.

But unit labor costs have been decelerating, not accelerating, in recent years.

The more parts per sheet the lower the unit labor cost per part.

But over the last 12 months, from April 1999 through March of this year, unit labor costs were up only 0.7 percent.

These expenses would be offset by a reduction in unit labour costs.

Greek unit labor costs rose much faster than Germany's during the last decade.

Unit labor costs actually fell in manufacturing at a seven-tenths of 1 percent rate.

Unit labor costs have been rising very slowly, thanks to rapid productivity gains.

In the mid-80's, unit labor costs were higher in the United States.

Unit labor costs, the bureau reported, have been slowing for several quarters and actually fell a bit in the first quarter.

The productivity of American workers slipped in the first quarter, while unit labor costs rose 6.6 percent on an annual basis.