Table 11
Relative business-sector labour productivity (in U.S.
dollars) between Canada and United States, sole proprietorships and rest of
business sector, 1998 to 2005
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| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Average annual growth, 1998 to 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ratio | percent | ||||||||
| Producer power parity at market price | 0.809 | 0.801 | 0.782 | 0.788 | 0.790 | 0.773 | 0.765 | 0.763 | -0.8 |
| U.S. dollars | percent | ||||||||
| Canada | |||||||||
| Sole proprietorships | 15.0 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 17.7 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 19.9 | 20.2 | 4.4 |
| Rest of business sector | 29.3 | 30.4 | 31.9 | 32.6 | 33.1 | 33.7 | 34.5 | 36.6 | 3.2 |
| Business sector | 27.2 | 28.3 | 29.9 | 30.7 | 31.4 | 31.9 | 32.8 | 34.7 | 3.5 |
| United States | |||||||||
| 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 |
| ratio | percent | ||||||||
| Relative Canada–United States level | |||||||||
| Sole proprietorships | 63.1 | 62.6 | 63.3 | 66.2 | 65.1 | 65.5 | 66.1 | 64.2 | 0.2 |
| Rest of business sector | 92.4 | 91.9 | 92.8 | 90.9 | 88.2 | 84.9 | 82.3 | 82.9 | -1.5 |
| Business sector | 88.0 | 87.7 | 88.9 | 87.8 | 85.4 | 82.5 | 80.3 | 80.8 | -1.2 |
Source(s):
Tables 6, 8 and 9.
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