Re Mark's quote:

>Productivity - workers' output per hour - in the non-agricultural sectors 
>of
>the economy grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.3 per cent in 
>the
>second quarter, the Labor department reported on Tuesday.
>


Does anyone know what the adjustment is in these numbers? Is there as much 
wiggle room for the government as there used to be in oh, say 1979? And how 
much "seasonal adjustment" are cube rats allowed?  more than 0.07, I betcha.

Thanks,
Tom
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