Table 3
Industry labour productivity growth and industry contributions to aggregate labour productivity growth in Canada

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Industry labour productivity growth and industry contributions to aggregate labour productivity growth in Canada
Table summary
This table displays industry labour productivity growth and industry contributions to average aggregate labour productivity growth in Canada. The row headers consist of a list of industries. The column headers provide information on average annual growth and the direct contribution of individual industries to overall labour productivity growth over various periods, displayed in percent as a unit of measure.
  Average annual growth Contribution
1980 to 2000 2000 to 2010 Difference  1980 to 2000  2000 to 2010 Difference
  percent percentage points percent percentage points
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 2.8 3.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0
Mining and oil and gas extraction 2.0 -3.2 -5.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.5
Utilities 0.8 -0.9 -1.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Construction 0.2 -0.3 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Manufacturing 3.0 0.9 -2.1 0.7 0.2 -0.5
Wholesale trade 3.5 3.0 -0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0
Retail trade 2.3 3.0 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1
Transportation and warehousing 1.7 0.5 -1.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Information and cultural industries 2.0 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0
Finance, insurance, and real estate 1.8 0.8 -1.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Professional, scientific, and technical services 0.6 0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other services (excluding public administration) -0.1 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.1
Total business sector 1.6 0.8 -0.9
Direct contribution 1.9 0.7 -1.2
Reallocation -0.2 0.1 0.3
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 383-0021.
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