Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost

This release was removed from our Web site and replaced by a new release published in The Daily on April 26, 2006. Estimates of labour productivity growth in the business sector between 2004 and 2005 have been adjusted upward relative to the estimates which were originally published on March 10. The new statistics incorporate corrections to the estimates of hours worked in 2005. The estimates originally published on March 10, 2006 did not properly account for the calendar differences between 2004 and 2005, in particular the fact that 2004 had two more working days than 2005.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact John R. Baldwin (613-951-8588; fax: 613-951-3292), Micro-economic Analysis Division.