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Renewed boom in productivity remains elusive

Following a decade when productivity growth averaged barely 1% per year, we anticipate a modest acceleration to 1.5% over the next few years, principally because the low unemployment rate, rising capacity utilisation and the recent tax changes will drive a renewed wave of capital deepening.

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