[Economic Report of the President (1998)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



Table B-50.--Changes in productivity and related data, business sector, 1959-97
[Percent change from preceding period; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
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Output per hour    Output\1\         Hours of all      Compensation     Real compensation  Unit labor costs   Implicit price
of all persons  ------------------    persons\2\        per hour\3\        per hour\4\    ------------------    deflator\5\
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Year or  quarter       Busi-   Nonfarm   Busi-   Nonfarm   Busi-   Nonfarm   Busi-   Nonfarm    Busi-    Nonfarm   Busi-   Nonfarm   Busi-   Nonfarm
ness   business   ness   business   ness   business   ness   business    ness    business   ness   business   ness   business
sector    sector  sector    sector  sector    sector  sector    sector   sector     sector  sector    sector  sector    sector
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1959....................     4.2      4.2     8.5        9.0     4.1       4.6    4.2        4.0       3.5       3.2     0        -0.2    0.6        1.1

1960....................     1.7      1.2     1.8        1.6      .1        .5    4.3        4.4       2.6       2.7     2.5       3.2    1.1        1.1
1961....................     3.5      3.1     1.9        1.9    -1.6      -1.2    4.0        3.4       2.9       2.4      .4        .3     .9         .9
1962....................     4.7      4.6     6.5        6.9     1.7       2.1    4.5        4.1       3.5       3.0     -.2       -.5     .9         .8
1963....................     3.9      3.4     4.5        4.5      .6       1.1    3.7        3.5       2.3       2.2     -.2        .1     .7         .8
1964....................     4.6      4.3     6.4        6.8     1.7       2.4    5.2        4.6       3.8       3.3      .5        .3    1.0        1.2

1965....................     3.5      3.0     7.0        7.0     3.4       3.9    3.7        3.3       2.1       1.7      .2        .3    1.7        1.5
1966....................     4.0      3.5     6.7        7.1     2.6       3.6    6.7        5.8       3.7       2.8     2.6       2.3    2.5        2.3
1967....................     2.2      1.7     1.9        1.7     -.3       -.0    5.7        5.8       2.5       2.7     3.4       4.0    2.9        3.3
1968....................     3.4      3.4     4.9        5.2     1.4       1.7    8.1        7.9       3.8       3.5     4.6       4.3    3.9        3.9
1969....................      .4       .1     3.0        3.0     2.5       2.9    7.0        6.8       1.5       1.3     6.6       6.7    4.3        4.2

1970....................     2.0      1.4     -.1        -.2    -2.0      -1.6    7.8        7.2       1.9       1.4     5.7       5.7    4.4        4.5
1971....................     4.3      4.1     3.8        3.8     -.4       -.3    6.4        6.5       1.9       2.0     2.0       2.3    4.5        4.5
1972....................     3.3      3.4     6.7        6.9     3.3       3.4    6.3        6.4       3.0       3.1     2.9       2.9    3.3        2.9
1973....................     3.2      3.1     7.0        7.3     3.7       4.0    8.6        8.2       2.2       1.9     5.2       4.9    5.2        3.6
1974....................    -1.7     -1.6    -1.5       -1.5      .1        .1    9.7        9.9      -1.2      -1.1    11.6      11.6    9.4       10.0

1975....................     3.5      2.7    -1.0       -1.7    -4.3      -4.3   10.3       10.1       1.0        .9     6.6       7.2    9.5       10.6
1976....................     3.4      3.6     6.7        7.1     3.1       3.4    8.8        8.6       2.9       2.7     5.2       4.9    5.4        5.6
1977....................     1.7      1.6     5.7        5.7     3.9       4.0    7.9        8.0       1.3       1.4     6.0       6.3    6.1        6.4
1978....................     1.1      1.3     6.1        6.4     4.9       5.0    8.9        9.1       1.3       1.4     7.7       7.6    7.3        6.9
1979....................     -.4      -.8     2.9        2.8     3.4       3.6    9.7        9.5      -1.5      -1.7    10.1      10.3    8.6        8.6

1980....................     -.3      -.4    -1.2       -1.2     -.9       -.8   10.8       10.8      -2.4      -2.4    11.1      11.2    9.1        9.8
1981....................     1.8      1.1     2.5        1.9      .7        .7    9.5        9.7       -.8       -.6     7.6       8.5    9.3        9.6
1982....................     -.5      -.8    -3.1       -3.2    -2.5      -2.5    7.5        7.4       1.2       1.1     8.0       8.2    5.9        6.4
1983....................     3.2      4.2     4.9        6.1     1.7       1.9    4.2        4.2        .9       1.0      .9        .1    3.7        3.4
1984....................     2.5      1.7     8.5        7.9     5.8       6.0    4.4        4.2        .0       -.1     1.8       2.5    3.0        3.1

1985....................     1.6      1.0     3.9        3.6     2.2       2.5    4.9        4.6       1.3       1.0     3.2       3.6    3.0        3.4
1986....................     2.6      2.6     3.3        3.4      .7        .8    5.2        5.2       3.3       3.2     2.5       2.5    2.1        2.2
1987....................     -.1      -.2     2.9        3.0     3.0       3.2    3.9        3.8        .2        .1     3.9       4.0    2.6        2.6
1988....................      .6       .7     3.8        4.1     3.2       3.3    4.6        4.4        .5        .3     4.0       3.6    3.5        3.4
1989....................      .8       .6     3.4        3.2     2.5       2.6    2.8        2.7      -1.9      -2.0     1.9       2.1    4.2        4.2

1990....................      .7       .5      .8         .7      .1        .2    5.7        5.5        .3        .1     5.0       5.0    4.0        4.2
1991....................      .7       .7    -1.7       -1.8    -2.3      -2.5    4.8        4.9        .6        .7     4.1       4.2    3.8        4.1
1992....................     3.4      3.2     3.2        3.0     -.2       -.2    5.2        5.2       2.1       2.1     1.7       1.9    2.4        2.4
1993....................      .2       .1     2.7        3.0     2.6       2.8    2.6        2.3       -.4       -.7     2.4       2.2    2.5        2.5
1994....................      .4       .4     4.1        3.9     3.7       3.5    1.6        1.7       -.9       -.8     1.2       1.4    2.2        2.3

1995....................     -.0       .2     2.3        2.6     2.4       2.4    2.5        2.5       -.3       -.3     2.6       2.4    2.3        2.3
1996....................     1.5      1.3     3.5        3.5     2.0       2.2    3.3        3.1        .3        .2     1.8       1.8    1.9        1.7

1992: I.................     8.0      7.1     6.2        5.6    -1.6      -1.4    7.9        7.7       5.0       4.8     0          .5    2.8        3.0
II................     2.2      2.6     3.2        3.0      .9        .4    3.6        4.3        .5       1.1     1.4       1.6    2.0        2.1
III...............     -.7     -1.2      .8         .7     1.5       1.9    4.7        4.4       1.6       1.2     5.5       5.6    1.5        1.4
IV................     5.4      5.9     7.9        8.4     2.3       2.4    2.0        2.0      -1.5      -1.5    -3.2      -3.7    3.0        3.2

1993: I.................    -3.8     -4.0    -1.2        -.8     2.7       3.3    2.5        1.9       -.4      -1.0     6.6       6.1    3.5        3.8
II................    -1.3     -1.8     2.7        2.6     4.0       4.5    2.5        2.0       -.4       -.9     3.9       3.9    2.1        1.7
III...............      .7      1.7     2.8        3.9     2.0       2.2    1.8        1.6       -.1       -.3     1.0       -.1    1.6        1.5
IV................     4.3      3.3     7.1        6.1     2.7       2.7    1.6        1.7      -1.6      -1.6    -2.6      -1.5    2.7        2.6

1994: I.................     -.9     -1.1     2.6        1.6     3.5       2.8    3.0        3.2        .9       1.2     3.9       4.4    2.0        2.1
II................     0         .6     6.4        6.6     6.3       5.9    -.2         .3      -2.5      -2.0     -.2       -.2    2.1        2.5
III...............     -.7     -1.1     1.5        1.5     2.3       2.6    1.7        1.3      -2.0      -2.3     2.4       2.4    2.7        3.2
IV................      .7      1.3     4.5        5.0     3.8       3.7    2.5        2.8        .0        .3     1.8       1.6    2.5        2.4

1995: I.................    -2.1     -1.6      .8        1.2     2.9       2.9    2.6        2.6       -.2       -.2     4.8       4.2    2.9        3.1
II................      .9       .8      .2         .2     -.7       -.6    3.2        3.1        .1       -.1     2.3       2.3    1.6        1.5
III...............      .7      1.1     4.2        4.6     3.5       3.5    2.6        2.7        .5        .6     1.9       1.6    1.7        1.2
IV................     2.0      1.6     3.0        3.0     1.0       1.4    3.2        2.9        .7        .5     1.2       1.3    1.3        1.0

1996: I.................     2.2      1.9     2.8        2.6      .6        .6    2.7        2.8       -.6       -.5      .5        .9    2.3        2.3
II................     2.5      2.2     6.6        6.8     4.0       4.4    4.7        4.4       1.3       1.0     2.2       2.1    2.1        1.7
III...............    -1.1     -1.0      .9        1.0     2.0       2.1    3.3        2.9        .6        .2     4.4       3.9    2.4        2.0
IV................     1.9      1.8     5.4        5.4     3.4       3.6    3.3        3.3       -.1       -.1     1.4       1.5    1.7        1.7

1997:  I................     1.8      1.4     5.9        5.6     4.0       4.2    4.4        4.5       1.9       2.1     2.5       3.1    2.0        2.4
II................     2.4      2.4     3.9        3.8     1.5       1.4    3.3        3.3       2.2       2.2      .9        .9    1.5        1.4
III...............     4.0      4.1     3.8        4.0     -.2       -.1    4.3        3.9       2.3       1.9      .3       -.2    1.1        1.2
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\1\ Output refers to real gross domestic product in the sector.
\2\ Hours at work of all persons engaged in the sector, including hours of proprietors and unpaid family workers. Estimates based primarily on
establishment data.
\3\ Wages and salaries of employees plus employers' contributions for social insurance and private benefit plans. Also includes an estimate of wages,
salaries, and supplemental payments for the self-employed.
\4\ Hourly compensation divided by the consumer price index for all urban consumers.
\5\ Current dollar output divided by the output index.

Note.--Percent changes are based on original data and may differ slightly from percent changes based on indexes in Table B-49.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.