Slow productivity growth is part of the recent subpar growth rates of the US. But measurement problems are fooling us: People are better off than the statistics indicate. Official statistics are based on price times quantity calculations, which don't work well with very cheap or free goods.
from Forbes Real Time https://www.forbes.com/sites/billconerly/2018/03/18/more-stuff-lower-prices-so-gdp-is-down-productivity-is-better-than-we-measure/
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