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Labour productivity of Canadian businesses decreases again

quarterly % change -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 II 2013 III IV I II 2014 III IV I II 2015 III IV I II 2016 III IV I II 2017 III Real gross domestic productReal gross domestic product Labour productivityLabour productivity Hours workedHours worked
Source(s):
CANSIM table 383-0008.

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Labour productivity of Canadian businesses decreases again, quarterly % change
  Real gross domestic product Labour productivity Hours worked
Second quarter 2013 0.8 0.8 0.1
Third quarter 2013 1.0 0.8 0.2
Fourth quarter 2013 1.2 0.9 0.3
First quarter 2014 0.1 -0.2 0.2
Second quarter 2014 1.5 2.1 -0.5
Third quarter 2014 0.8 0.6 0.2
Fourth quarter 2014 0.4 0.2 0.2
First quarter 2015 -0.5 -0.6 0.1
Second quarter 2015 -0.4 -1.2 0.8
Third quarter 2015 0.7 -0.1 0.7
Fourth quarter 2015 0.0 0.1 -0.1
First quarter 2016 0.6 0.4 0.2
Second quarter 2016 -0.6 -0.2 -0.3
Third quarter 2016 1.3 1.3 0.0
Fourth quarter 2016 0.6 0.2 0.4
First quarter 2017 1.1 1.3 -0.2
Second quarter 2017 1.2 -0.2 1.3
Third quarter 2017 0.3 -0.6 0.9
Source(s):
CANSIM table 383-0008.
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