SUBMITTAL OF ORR PROJECT 45.269, 'INDUSTRIAL LABOR PRODUCTIVITY IN THE USSR'

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 1999
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• Publication Date: April 19, 1954
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ce . emoranaum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO . Chief, Economic Research DATE: 19 April 1954
THRU : Chief, Planning and Review Staff
FROM : Chief, Services Division
SUBJECT: Submittal of ORR Project 45.269, "Industrial Labor Productivity in
the USSR"
1. Submitted herewith are three copies of the instant project,
together with special intelligence supplements, a memorandum by
the responsible analyst certifying the classification, and the regu-
lar transmittal sheet with an appropriate coordination statement
attached.
2. This stud should be of considerable valve in the analysis
of problems in Soviet economic growth and as an aid in estimating
production when direct statistical evidence is lacking. It should
also be helpful in appraising the effectiveness of labor policies
and resource allocation,
3. The methodology involves straightforward measurement of
trends by index numbers with 1940 as a base. The percentages of
increase are based on Soviet announcements. The shortcomings of
Soviet reporting are discussed in a methodological appendix and the
Soviet official index is compared with series co computed inde endsntly
from production estimates made by D/A, (I R,
The indices are supplemented wherever possib p s oa. ou p
amounts and conditions in the industry which assist in understanding
the trend.
4. In view of the numerous inquiries received by the producing
branch from within CIA and other intelligence agencies, high priority
is indicated.
5. Problems arose from the lack of material on some critical
topics, Information on chemicals was spotty and data were lacking
to construct indices on the following important sectors: food
processing, clothing manufacture, transport other than rail,
communications, electric power, non-ferrous metals. In addition,
there were the problems inherent in interpreting Soviet statistical
methods,"
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6. Such information as was available in special sources
tended to confirm the general productivity trends developed in
the basic paper,
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