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Table 2 Labour productivity and hourly compensation in the business sector
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| 1997 to 2008 | 1997 to 2003 | 2003 to 2008 | 2007 to 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour productivity | Hourly compensation | Labour productivity | Hourly compensation | Labour productivity | Hourly compensation | Labour productivity | Hourly compensation | |
| annual average % change | ||||||||
| Canada | 1.3 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 4.2 | -0.8 | 4.0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 4.5 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 4.4 | -0.2 | 5.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 1.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
| New Brunswick | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 | -2.1 | 3.3 |
| Quebec | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2.9 | -0.6 | 2.4 |
| Ontario | 1.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 3.3 | -1.3 | 3.4 |
| Manitoba | 1.9 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 2.1 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 6.2 |
| Alberta | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 8.7 | -1.7 | 7.4 |
| British Columbia | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | -0.1 | 3.7 | -2.3 | 3.8 |
