Table 5
Sources of labour productivity growth in Canada and the United States, 1977 to 2003

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Sources of labour productivity growth in Canada and the United States, 1977 to 2003
  Canada United States
Labor productivity Capital stock per hour worked Multifactor productivity Labor productivity Capital stock per hour worked Multifactor productivity
  percent
Transportation and warehousing 1.4 0.1 1.3 1.8 0.1 1.7
Air transportation 0.2 0.8 -0.6 4.6 0.6 4.0
Rail transportation 6.2 1.1 5.1 6.1 1.1 4.9
Broadcasting and telecommunications 4.5 1.6 2.9 4.8 2.1 2.7
Publishing, data processing and information services 0.4 1.5 -1.1 3.1 1.4 1.7
Motion picture and sound recording industries 0.7 0.7 0.0 2.2 0.9 1.4
Financial intermediation 2.7 3.1 -0.4 0.5 2.9 -2.4
Insurance carriers 3.5 4.4 -0.9 0.0 2.0 -2.0
Total business sector 1.3 0.5 0.8 2.0 0.4 1.5
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, KLEMS (capital, labour, energy, materials and services) database and CANSIM table 383-0021; Bureau of Economic Analysis.