With labour one of their biggest costs—42 percent of production expenses on U.S. farms, on average—they started using a mechanical harvest.

由于劳动力是他们最大的成本之一——平均占美国农场生产成本的42%——他们开始使用机械收割。

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With labour one of their biggest costs—42 percent of production expenses on U.S. farms, on average—they started using a mechanical harvester adapted from a machine used by wine makers.

由于劳动力成本是他们最大的成本之一——平均占美国农场生产费用的42%——他们开始使用一种由酿酒商使用的机器改装而成的机械收割机。

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Declining real wages and a modest upswing in productivity have together produced a sustained drop in unit Labour costs.

实际工资下降以及生产率温和上扬一起造成单位劳动成本的持续下降。

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But rather than set up production in a country with labour costs as high as Germany, Siemens could have entered into a joint-venture with an Asian manufacturer.

ECONOMIST: Siemens

Employers and trade unions co-operated to keep a lid on labour costs.

ECONOMIST: Germany and the euro

To stop profits from falling, American companies must keep a tight lid on labour costs.

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