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| Empty cell | Fourth quarter 2006 | First quarter 2007 | Second quarter 2007 | Third quarter 2007 | Fourth quarter 2007 | First quarter 2008 |
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2. The exchange rate corresponds to the U.S. dollar value expressed in Canadian dollars. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-XWE | ||||||
| Empty cell | Percent change from previous quarter | |||||
Canada |
Empty cell | |||||
Labour productivity |
0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
Real GDP |
0.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Hours worked |
0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
Hourly compensation |
1.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Unit labour cost |
1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Exchange rate2 |
1.6 | 2.8 | -6.3 | -4.9 | -6.0 | 2.2 |
Unit labour cost in US$ |
-0.4 | -2.0 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 8.1 | -0.7 |
United States |
Empty cell | |||||
Labour productivity |
0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Real GDP |
0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Hours worked |
0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
Hourly compensation |
2.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
Unit labour cost |
2.5 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Empty cell | Percent change from same quarter of previous year | |||||
Canada |
Empty cell | |||||
Labour productivity |
0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
Real GDP |
2.1 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
Hours worked |
1.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
Hourly compensation |
5.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
Unit labour cost |
4.3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
Exchange rate2 |
-2.9 | 1.5 | -2.2 | -6.9 | -13.8 | -14.3 |
Unit labour cost in US$ |
7.5 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 10.4 | 19.9 | 21.4 |
United States |
Empty cell | |||||
Labour productivity |
0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
Real GDP |
2.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
Hours worked |
2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.7 |
Hourly compensation |
4.9 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Unit labour cost |
4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Empty cell | Percent change from previous quarter at annualized rate3 | |||||
Canada |
Empty cell | |||||
Labour productivity |
0.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -2.6 | -1.1 |
Real GDP |
1.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
Hours worked |
1.1 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
Hourly compensation |
5.6 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
Unit labour cost |
4.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
Unit labour cost in US$ |
-1.8 | -7.7 | 30.5 | 25.5 | 36.53 | -2.7 |
United States |
Empty cell | |||||
Labour productivity |
1.2 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
Real GDP |
2.6 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Hours worked |
1.4 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1.7 |
Hourly compensation |
11.9 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
Unit labour cost |
10.6 | 5.2 | -1.4 | -2.6 | 4.7 | 2.3 |