Both goods and services see productivity declines in Q3
The 0.8% drop is the sixth straight quarterly labour productivity decline, StatsCan reports
- By: James Langton
- December 6, 2023 December 6, 2023
- 12:36
The 0.8% drop is the sixth straight quarterly labour productivity decline, StatsCan reports
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