A leap in productivity, and perhaps in what inspires it

In a burst of political productivity, President Donald Trump and top Democrats in Congress actually agreed on something last Tuesday. Partisan disagreement over how to pay for such a federal investment could still derail this rare consensus. On Wednesday, the Labor Department announced that nonfarm business productivity has accelerated at an annualized rate of 3.6% in the first quarter, a surprise jump to many economists.

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