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Table F.1 Business sector - Labour productivity and related variables for Canada and the United States
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| Item | First quarter 2008 | Second quarter 2008 | Third quarter 2008 | Fourth quarter 2008 | First quarter 2009 | Second quarter 2009 | Third quarter 2009 | Fourth quarter 2009 |
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Notes: Source: U.S. data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Productivity and costs, published in NEWS. Calculations of growth rates are based on index numbers rounded to three decimal places. 1. The exchange rate corresponds to the Canadian dollar expressed in U.S. dollars. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-X. | ||||||||
| Empty cell | Percent change from previous quarter | |||||||
Canada |
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Labour productivity |
-1.0 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
Real GDP |
-0.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1.5 | -2.4 | -1.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Hours worked |
0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -2.4 | -1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Hourly compensation |
1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
Unit labour cost |
2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.0 |
Exchange rate1 |
-2.3 | -0.6 | -3.0 | -14.1 | -2.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 4.0 |
Unit labour cost in US$ |
-0.1 | 0.3 | -2.3 | -12.6 | -1.9 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 3.8 |
United States |
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Labour productivity |
-0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
Real GDP |
-0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -1.9 | -2.3 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
Hours worked |
-0.3 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -2.1 | -1.4 | 0.1 |
Hourly compensation |
0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 1.8 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
Unit labour cost |
0.3 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -1.3 | -0.0 | -1.9 | -1.6 |
| Empty cell | Percent change from same quarter of previous year | |||||||
Canada |
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Labour productivity |
-1.1 | -1.3 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
Real GDP |
1.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -2.2 | -4.1 | -5.2 | -5.0 | -2.3 |
Hours worked |
2.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -4.0 | -5.1 | -4.6 | -3.3 |
Hourly compensation |
3.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
Unit labour cost |
4.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
Exchange rate1 |
16.6 | 8.7 | 0.3 | -19.0 | -19.4 | -13.4 | -5.1 | 14.8 |
Unit labour cost in US$ |
21.7 | 14.4 | 5.8 | -14.5 | -16.0 | -10.3 | -2.4 | 16.0 |
United States |
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Labour productivity |
2.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Real GDP |
2.0 | 1.4 | -0.5 | -2.8 | -4.7 | -5.2 | -3.8 | -0.2 |
Hours worked |
-0.7 | -1.3 | -2.1 | -4.3 | -6.4 | -7.9 | -8.0 | -5.7 |
Hourly compensation |
2.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
Unit labour cost |
0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -2.7 | -4.7 |
| Empty cell | Percent change from previous quarter at annualized rate2 | |||||||
Canada |
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Labour productivity |
-3.9 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.7 | 5.6 |
Real GDP |
-1.9 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -5.8 | -9.3 | -5.2 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
Hours worked |
2.0 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -5.2 | -9.2 | -4.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Hourly compensation |
4.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 5.4 |
Unit labour cost |
8.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Unit labour cost in US$ |
-0.5 | 1.3 | -8.9 | -41.7 | -7.2 | 31.4 | 27.5 | 16.3 |
United States |
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Labour productivity |
-0.2 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
Real GDP |
-1.3 | 1.1 | -3.7 | -7.2 | -8.7 | -1.0 | 2.2 | 7.5 |
Hours worked |
-1.1 | -1.8 | -5.0 | -9.1 | -9.5 | -8.0 | -5.3 | 0.3 |
Hourly compensation |
0.9 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 4.1 | -4.1 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Unit labour cost |
1.1 | -1.5 | 4.5 | 1.9 | -5.0 | -0.1 | -7.4 | -6.2 |
