Table 6
Revisions to sources of labour productivity growth in the business sector, selected periods, 1961 to 2011

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Table summary
This table displays the results of Revisions to sources of labour productivity growth in the business sector 1961 to 1980, 1980 to 2000, 2000 to 2011 and 1961 to 2011, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  1961
to 1980
1980
to 2000
2000
to 2011
1961
to 2011
percent
Revised annual average growth rates  
Labour productivity growth 2.9 1.7 0.9 2.0
Contributions:  
Capital deepening 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.0
Labour composition 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4
Multifactor productivity growth 1.1 0.5 -0.4 0.5
Previous annual average growth rates  
Labour productivity growth 2.9 1.7 0.9 2.0
Contributions:  
Capital deepening 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3
Labour composition 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4
Multifactor productivity growth 0.7 0.3 -0.4 0.3
Difference (revised minus previous)  
Labour productivity growth 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Contributions:  
Capital deepening -0.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.2
Labour composition 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multifactor productivity growth 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2
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