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Jacob Shteyman

Productivity a tough puzzle for central bank boffins

Productivity is a key factor when working out economic activity, but can be tricky to measure. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian living standards will recover slower than expected, the Reserve Bank has forecast, acknowledging it has consistently been wrong about a key economic assumption.

Economists at the central bank downgraded their estimate for Australia's medium-term productivity performance in quarterly forecasts released simultaneously to the RBA board cutting interest rates to 3.6 per cent on Tuesday.

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