Table 1
Comparison of average annual growth of labour productivity and related variables in the business sector before and after revision

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Comparison of average annual growth of labour productivity and related variables in the business sector before and after revision
  Real gross domestic product Number of jobs Average hours worked Hours worked Total compensation Hourly compensation Unit labour cost Labour productivity
  %
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
Difference1  
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
1.
The difference shows the revised data minus the previous data.