A preliminary growth rate of 4.8 percent had been reported last month, based on information available at that time. Output decreased 1.8 percent in manufacturing and hours of all persons declined 6.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2000. The percent change in hours based on the latest information is about the same as in last month's report. These data are a product of the BLS Quarterly Labor Productivity program.
Data are subject to revision.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor .