Table 8
Gross domestic product, hours worked, and labour productivity
for sole proprietorships and the rest of the business sector in United States, 1998 to 2005
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| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Average annual growth, 1998 to 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | percent | ||||||||
| Gross domestic product at market prices | |||||||||
| Sole proprietorships | 506,222 | 523,742 | 537,965 | 542,949 | 575,038 | 601,219 | 635,858 | 665,386 | 4.0 |
| Rest of business sector | 6,304,578 | 6,725,258 | 7,177,535 | 7,370,651 | 7,557,762 | 7,901,581 | 8,448,742 | 9,030,114 | 5.3 |
| Business sector | 6,810,800 | 7,249,000 | 7,715,500 | 7,913,600 | 8,132,800 | 8,502,800 | 9,084,600 | 9,695,500 | 5.2 |
| millions of hours | percent | ||||||||
| Hours worked | |||||||||
| Sole proprietorships | 21,343 | 20,906 | 20,717 | 20,291 | 19,909 | 20,579 | 21,073 | 21,148 | -0.1 |
| Rest of business sector | 198,916 | 203,451 | 208,844 | 205,672 | 201,361 | 199,080 | 201,177 | 204,744 | 0.4 |
| Business sector | 220,260 | 224,357 | 229,561 | 225,963 | 221,270 | 219,659 | 222,250 | 225,892 | 0.4 |
| dollars per hour worked | percent | ||||||||
| Labour productivity | |||||||||
| Sole proprietorships | 23.7 | 25.1 | 26.0 | 26.8 | 28.9 | 29.2 | 30.2 | 31.5 | 4.1 |
| Rest of business sector | 31.7 | 33.1 | 34.4 | 35.8 | 37.5 | 39.7 | 42.0 | 44.1 | 4.8 |
| Business sector | 30.9 | 32.3 | 33.6 | 35.0 | 36.8 | 38.7 | 40.9 | 42.9 | 4.8 |
Note(s):
Numbers may not add up because of rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Productivity Program; Bureau of Labor Statistics
(special tabulation of hours worked for the self-employed and the business
sector); Bureau of Economic Analysis, Tables 1.13 and 1.3.5);
and Internal Revenue Service, Tables 2, 10 and 11.
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