Productivity and Unit Labor Cost in Indian Manufacturing : A Comparative Perspective

Up to date results on prices, labour productivity and unit labour costs for Indian manufacturing in comparison with some advanced and developing countries are presented here. The results indicate that the labour productivity levels in Indian manufacturing are much lowerthan those of Germany, the us, South Korea, Hungary and Poland, but higher than those of Indonesia, Brazil and Mexico. The unit labour cost in Indian

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