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Hours worked fell much faster than output in American businesses, quarterly percentage change
| Year | Period | U.S. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real gross domestic product | Labour productivity | Hours worked | ||
| 2007 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| 2008 | 3 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| 2008 | 4 | -1.9 | 0.2 | -2.1 |
| 2009 | 1 | -2.3 | 0.0 | -2.3 |
| 2009 | 2 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -1.9 |
