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                             REMARKS OF

                          ELMER B. STAATS                 113882

                          COMPTROLLER GENERAL

                        OF THE UNITED STATES

                             BEFORE THE

                SECOND ANNUAL HONEYWELL CAD/CAM WORKSHOP

                          RADISSON SOUTH HOTEL

                          MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

                          NOVEMBER  12, 1980

            'REVERSING THE DECLINE IN AMERICAN PRODUCTIVITY'

     I am very pleased to participate in the Second Annual

Honeywell CAD/CAM Conference and discuss my views on pro-

ductivity.  I consider the productivity problem to be a major

contributing factor to the economic problems facing this

country.  Our problems with inflation, unemployment, and

international competitiveness have all been exacerbated by

our productivity decline.

     For a number of years now, the General Accounting

Office has stressed the seriousness of the productivity

problem and made recommendations for reversing its downward

trend.

     The country is becoming increasingly aware of the importance

of this problem.  Productivity is now the popular topic of newspaper

and magazine articles and has been highlighted by the statements

of numerous members of Congress and the President, as well as

business and labor leaders.  Many progressive businesses, such

as Honeywell, have established productivity offices and focal

points.  Across the country there is a growing sensitivity to



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