[Economic Report of the President (2005)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-50.--Changes in productivity and related data, business sector, 1959-2004
[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  per   Real compensation    Unit labor costs    Implicit price
of all persons  ------------------    persons\2\          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........................................................     3.8      3.8      8.1       8.6     4.2       4.7     4.1        3.9        3.4       3.2       0.3       0.1     0.8       1.3

1960........................................................     1.7      1.2      1.9       1.7      .2        .6     4.2        4.3        2.4       2.5       2.4       3.1     1.1       1.2
1961........................................................     3.5      3.1      1.9       2.0    -1.5      -1.1     3.8        3.3        2.8       2.3        .4        .2      .8        .8
1962........................................................     4.6      4.5      6.4       6.8     1.8       2.2     4.4        4.0        3.4       3.0       -.1       -.5     1.0       1.0
1963........................................................     3.9      3.5      4.6       4.7      .7       1.1     3.6        3.4        2.2       2.1       -.3       -.1      .6        .7
1964........................................................     3.3      3.0      6.4       6.7     2.9       3.7     3.8        3.1        2.4       1.8        .4        .2     1.1       1.3

1965........................................................     3.5      3.1      7.1       7.1     3.4       3.9     3.7        3.3        2.1       1.7        .2        .2     1.6       1.3
1966........................................................     4.0      3.5      6.8       7.1     2.6       3.5     6.7        5.9        3.7       3.0       2.6       2.3     2.5       2.3
1967........................................................     2.2      1.7      1.9       1.7     -.2        .0     5.7        5.8        2.5       2.7       3.4       4.0     2.7       3.2
1968........................................................     3.4      3.4      5.0       5.2     1.5       1.8     8.1        7.8        3.7       3.5       4.5       4.3     4.0       4.0
1969........................................................      .5       .1      3.0       3.0     2.6       2.9     7.0        6.8        1.4       1.3       6.5       6.7     4.6       4.5

1970........................................................     2.0      1.5       .0       -.1    -2.0      -1.6     7.7        7.2        1.8       1.4       5.6       5.6     4.4       4.5
1971........................................................     4.2      4.1      3.8       3.8     -.4       -.3     6.3        6.4        1.8       1.9       2.0       2.2     4.2       4.3
1972........................................................     3.2      3.3      6.5       6.7     3.2       3.2     6.3        6.5        3.0       3.2       3.0       3.1     3.6       3.2
1973........................................................     3.1      3.1      7.0       7.3     3.8       4.0     8.5        8.2        2.1       1.8       5.2       4.9     5.2       3.6
1974........................................................    -1.6     -1.5     -1.4      -1.4      .2        .1     9.6        9.8       -1.3      -1.1      11.4      11.4     9.6      10.2

1975........................................................     3.4      2.7     -1.0      -1.7    -4.3      -4.2    10.2       10.0        1.0        .8       6.5       7.2     9.8      10.8
1976........................................................     3.2      3.3      6.6       7.0     3.3       3.5     8.6        8.5        2.7       2.5       5.3       5.0     5.3       5.6
1977........................................................     1.7      1.6      5.6       5.6     3.8       3.9     7.9        8.1        1.4       1.5       6.2       6.4     6.0       6.3
1978........................................................     1.1      1.3      6.3       6.6     5.1       5.2     8.7        8.9        1.7       1.8       7.5       7.5     7.1       6.7
1979........................................................      .0      -.3      3.4       3.2     3.3       3.5     9.8        9.6         .3        .2       9.7       9.9     8.5       8.4

1980........................................................     -.2      -.2     -1.1      -1.0     -.9       -.8    10.8       10.8        -.2       -.2      11.0      11.0     8.9       9.6
1981........................................................     2.1      1.4      2.8       2.1      .7        .7     9.6        9.8         .2        .4       7.4       8.2     9.2       9.6
1982........................................................     -.8     -1.0     -3.0      -3.2    -2.3      -2.2     7.2        7.1        1.2       1.1       8.0       8.2     5.7       6.2
1983........................................................     3.6      4.5      5.4       6.5     1.7       1.9     4.1        4.2         .0        .0        .5       -.3     3.4       3.1
1984........................................................     2.7      2.0      8.7       8.2     5.8       6.1     4.3        4.2         .3        .2       1.6       2.2     2.9       2.9

1985........................................................     2.3      1.6      4.6       4.2     2.3       2.6     4.8        4.6        1.4       1.2       2.5       2.9     2.4       3.0
1986........................................................     3.0      3.0      3.7       3.9      .7        .8     5.2        5.2        3.3       3.3       2.1       2.1     1.6       1.7
1987........................................................      .6       .5      3.5       3.6     2.9       3.1     3.8        3.7         .3        .3       3.2       3.2     2.2       2.2
1988........................................................     1.5      1.6      4.3       4.6     2.8       2.9     5.1        4.9        1.4       1.2       3.5       3.2     3.1       3.0
1989........................................................      .9       .7      3.7       3.5     2.7       2.8     2.7        2.6       -1.6      -1.6       1.7       1.9     3.7       3.6

1990........................................................     2.0      1.9      1.5       1.5     -.5       -.4     6.2        6.1        1.2       1.0       4.1       4.1     3.6       3.7
1991........................................................     1.6      1.7      -.8       -.8    -2.3      -2.4     4.9        5.1        1.2       1.4       3.3       3.3     3.2       3.4
1992........................................................     4.2      4.0      4.0       3.9     -.2       -.2     5.2        5.3        2.7       2.7       1.0       1.2     1.8       1.9
1993........................................................      .3       .4      3.1       3.4     2.8       3.0     2.2        2.0        -.3       -.5       1.9       1.6     2.1       2.1
1994........................................................     1.1      1.2      5.0       4.8     3.8       3.6     1.6        1.7        -.5       -.4        .4        .5     1.8       1.9

1995........................................................      .2       .5      2.9       3.2     2.7       2.7     2.0        2.1        -.4       -.3       1.9       1.6     1.8       1.7
1996........................................................     2.9      2.7      4.6       4.5     1.6       1.8     3.4        3.4         .7        .7        .5        .7     1.6       1.4
1997........................................................     1.9      1.6      5.3       5.2     3.4       3.5     3.2        3.1        1.0        .9       1.3       1.4     1.5       1.7
1998........................................................     2.7      2.7      4.8       5.0     2.1       2.2     6.0        5.9        4.6       4.5       3.3       3.2      .6        .7
1999........................................................     2.9      2.8      5.1       5.2     2.2       2.3     4.8        4.6        2.6       2.5       1.8       1.8      .9       1.1

2000........................................................     2.9      2.8      3.9       3.8     1.0       1.0     7.1        7.1        3.6       3.6       4.0       4.2     1.8       1.9
2001........................................................     2.5      2.5       .3        .4    -2.1      -2.0     4.2        4.0        1.3       1.1       1.6       1.5     2.0       1.9
2002........................................................     4.3      4.4      1.8       1.8    -2.4      -2.5     3.2        3.3        1.5       1.6      -1.1      -1.1      .9       1.0
2003........................................................     4.5      4.4      3.8       3.8     -.7       -.6     4.1        4.1        1.8       1.7       -.4       -.4     1.3       1.1

2000: I.....................................................    -1.4     -1.7       .3       -.1     1.7       1.6    14.5       14.7       10.3      10.5      16.0      16.7     3.4       3.3
II....................................................     8.0      7.4      7.5       7.5     -.5        .1     1.7        1.0       -1.6      -2.2      -5.9      -6.0     1.8       1.8
III...................................................     -.9      -.8      -.8       -.8      .1        .0     8.1        8.2        4.2       4.3       9.1       9.1     1.3       1.4
IV....................................................     4.2      3.7      2.0       2.2    -2.1      -1.5     2.9        2.4         .0       -.5      -1.2      -1.3     1.4       1.3

2001: I.....................................................     -.5      -.4     -1.1      -1.1     -.6       -.7     6.8        6.7        3.1       3.0       7.4       7.2     2.7       2.6
II....................................................     5.1      5.5       .8       1.2    -4.1      -4.1     2.5        2.2        -.8      -1.0      -2.5      -3.1     3.0       2.7
III...................................................     1.4      1.5     -3.1      -2.9    -4.4      -4.3     2.2        2.1        1.2       1.1        .8        .6     1.0        .7
IV....................................................     7.2      6.6      1.8       1.2    -5.0      -5.1     3.1        3.1        3.7       3.7      -3.8      -3.3     1.3       1.5

2002: I.....................................................     5.9      6.9      3.5       4.0    -2.3      -2.7     4.9        5.5        3.5       4.1      -1.0      -1.4     -.3       -.3
II....................................................     1.7      1.1      2.1       1.7      .4        .6     3.4        3.4        -.1       -.1       1.7       2.3     1.4       1.8
III...................................................     4.8      4.5      3.8       3.6    -1.0       -.9     1.6        1.5        -.7       -.8      -3.1      -2.9      .7       1.0
IV....................................................     1.2      1.6      1.2       1.4      .0       -.2     1.3        1.2        -.6       -.6        .0       -.3     1.4       1.3

2003: I.....................................................     3.9      3.7      2.2       2.4    -1.6      -1.3     5.5        5.3        1.7       1.5       1.6       1.6     2.1       1.9
II....................................................     7.6      6.7      5.6       5.3    -1.9      -1.4     6.1        5.7        5.4       5.0      -1.4      -1.0      .8        .5
III...................................................     8.5      9.0      9.3       9.3      .7        .3     5.6        6.1        3.1       3.6      -2.6      -2.7      .7        .6
IV....................................................     2.4      3.1      4.2       4.6     1.7       1.4     4.0        4.4        3.3       3.6       1.6       1.2      .8        .3

2004: I.....................................................     3.9      3.7      5.3       5.7     1.3       2.0     2.8        2.0        -.8      -1.6      -1.1      -1.6     2.1       2.0
II....................................................     2.9      3.9      3.9       4.2     1.0        .3     5.2        5.9         .5       1.1       2.3       1.9     3.3       2.9
III...................................................     2.4      1.8      4.5       4.2     2.0       2.4     4.0        3.6        2.1       1.8       1.5       1.8      .9       1.6
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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. See footnote 2, Table B-49.
\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. See footnote 4, Table B-49.
\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.