Table 2
Average annual growth of labour productivity and associated variables – Business sector (before and after revision)
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| Real gross domestic product | Number of jobs | Average hours worked | Hours worked | Total compensation | Hourly compensation | Unit labour cost | Labour productivity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | ||||||||
| Revised annual average measures | ||||||||
| 1981 to 2011 | 2.5 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.3 |
| 1981 to 1990 | 2.6 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| 1990 to 2000 | 3.4 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 2000 to 2011 | 1.6 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| Previous annual average measures | ||||||||
| 1981 to 2011 | 2.6 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| 1981 to 1990 | 2.9 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 1.3 |
| 1990 to 2000 | 3.4 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| 2000 to 2011 | 1.6 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| percentage points | ||||||||
| Difference (revised minus previous) | ||||||||
| 1981 to 2011 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 1981 to 1990 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 1990 to 2000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2000 to 2011 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
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