News from June 1997
By Labor Gazette | Jun 2, 1997
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 2, 1997
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 2, 1997
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 2, 1997
The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 1997
The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jun 2, 1997
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 2, 1997
News Release: The codling moth, the most destructive insect pest of apples and pears worldwide, is being controlled in the western U.S.--and with less pesticides. The key is a coordinated attack over areas covering up to 1,000 acres and with 35 growers participating. The main tactic: using the insect's own sex drive to thwart its reproduction.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 1, 1997
News Release: From 1970 through 1991, the United States led other OECD countries in overall labor productivity, a key measure of national competitiveness. During this period, labor productivity in these countries converged, both towards the mean OECD labor productivity and the U.S. level of labor productivity. This suggests living standards among the OECD countries are becoming more alike. In the latter half of the period, the rate of convergence slowed.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 1, 1997
News Release: The U.S. CPI is based on the Laspeyres price index, an index type that has an upward "substitution bias." Thus, the CPI tends to overstate increases in the cost of living. To address this bias, the Advisory Commission to Study the Consumer Price Index recommended adopting for the CPI a "superlative" price index, e.g., the Fisher or Tornqvist indices.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 1, 1997
News Release: Commercial bank investment in information technology (IT) equipment has grown rapidly, from $104 million in 1960 to more than $10 billion in 1994. These investments in “hard” technologies (computer hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, etc.) have been accompanied by increases in "soft" technologies, ...
