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Labour productivity by industry

Standard symbols

  Fourth quarter 2002 First quarter 2003 Second quarter 2003 Third quarter 2003 Fourth quarter 2003 First quarter 2004 2002 2003
Seasonally adjusted
Business sector - goods
110.7
112.7
112.2
112.1
112.9
112.4
111.8
112.5
-1.2
1.8
-0.4
-0.1
0.7
-0.4
1.0
0.6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
124.2
132.9
135.6
137.7
137.0
135.0
128.0
135.8
-3.3
7.0
2.0
1.5
-0.5
-1.5
-1.2
6.1
Construction
104.9
107.1
108.2
107.4
107.1
106.3
106.0
107.5
-0.7
2.1
1.0
-0.7
-0.3
-0.7
-2.3
1.4
Manufacturing
115.0
117.1
116.2
116.4
118.3
118.2
115.4
117.0
-0.8
1.8
-0.8
0.2
1.6
-0.1
2.8
1.4
Business sector - services
114.6
115.2
115.3
115.6
115.4
115.9
114.1
115.4
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.4
3.2
1.1
Wholesale trade
128.1
131.4
129.3
128.8
131.8
130.0
124.9
130.3
0.7
2.6
-1.6
-0.4
2.3
-1.4
6.6
4.3
Retail trade
120.7
122.6
122.5
122.1
120.2
122.7
119.7
121.9
1.3
1.6
-0.1
-0.3
-1.6
2.1
2.9
1.8
Transportation and warehousing
106.6
107.0
105.6
106.1
106.7
107.0
107.1
106.4
-1.5
0.4
-1.3
0.5
0.6
0.3
2.4
-0.7
Information and cultural industries
112.5
115.4
113.7
111.6
108.2
109.1
108.6
112.2
2.5
2.6
-1.5
-1.8
-3.0
0.8
8.5
3.3
Finance, real estate and company management
108.3
102.9
105.5
108.6
107.5
108.6
108.5
106.1
-0.3
-5.0
2.5
2.9
-1.0
1.0
2.8
-2.2
Professional, scientific and technical services
120.3
124.7
126.3
125.1
124.3
125.1
120.5
125.1
-0.1
3.7
1.3
-1.0
-0.6
0.6
2.6
3.8
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
100.0
100.1
100.0
98.9
98.9
99.3
100.8
99.5
-0.6
0.1
-0.1
-1.1
0.0
0.4
-1.5
-1.3
Accomodation and food services
108.0
106.6
103.0
104.7
108.3
107.4
109.2
105.7
-1.0
-1.3
-3.4
1.7
3.4
-0.8
1.6
-3.2
Other commercial services
113.2
114.0
114.4
115.0
114.1
114.2
112.0
114.4
1.1
0.7
0.4
0.5
-0.8
0.1
0.9
2.1