[Economic Report of the President (2007)]
[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, 1959-2006
[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       4.6     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     3.9        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........................................................     3.4      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      7.0       7.1     3.4       3.9     3.7        3.3        2.1       1.7        .2        .2     1.6       1.3
1966........................................................     4.1      3.6      6.8       7.1     2.6       3.5     6.7        5.9        3.8       3.0       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     2.7       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     2.5       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        1.9       1.4       5.6       5.6     4.4       4.5
1971........................................................     4.1      4.0      3.8       3.8     -.3       -.2     6.3        6.4        1.8       1.9       2.1       2.3     4.2       4.3
1972........................................................     3.2      3.3      6.5       6.7     3.1       3.2     6.3        6.5        3.0       3.2       3.0       3.1     3.6       3.2
1973........................................................     3.0      3.1      7.0       7.3     3.8       4.1     8.4        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      -1.2      11.4      11.4     9.6      10.2

1975........................................................     3.5      2.7     -1.0      -1.7    -4.3      -4.3    10.2       10.1        1.0        .9       6.5       7.2     9.8      10.8
1976........................................................     3.1      3.3      6.6       7.0     3.3       3.6     8.6        8.4        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     8.0        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     3.4       3.6     9.7        9.6         .3        .2       9.8      10.0     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       8.3     9.2       9.6
1982........................................................     -.8     -1.1     -3.0      -3.2    -2.3      -2.2     7.2        7.1        1.2       1.1       8.1       8.2     5.7       6.2
1983........................................................     3.6      4.5      5.4       6.5     1.8       1.9     4.1        4.2        -.0        .0        .6       -.3     3.4       3.1
1984........................................................     2.7      2.0      8.7       8.2     5.8       6.1     4.4        4.2         .4        .2       1.7       2.2     2.9       2.9

1985........................................................     2.2      1.6      4.6       4.2     2.3       2.6     4.8        4.6        1.4       1.2       2.5       3.0     2.4       3.0
1986........................................................     2.9      3.1      3.7       3.9      .8        .8     5.1        5.2        3.2       3.3       2.1       2.0     1.6       1.7
1987........................................................      .5       .5      3.5       3.6     3.0       3.0     3.7        3.7         .3        .3       3.2       3.2     2.2       2.2
1988........................................................     1.5      1.7      4.3       4.6     2.7       2.9     5.1        4.9        1.4       1.2       3.5       3.2     3.1       3.0
1989........................................................     1.0       .7      3.7       3.5     2.6       2.7     2.7        2.6       -1.6      -1.6       1.7       1.8     3.7       3.6

1990........................................................     2.1      1.9      1.5       1.5     -.6       -.4     6.3        6.1        1.3       1.0       4.1       4.1     3.6       3.7
1991........................................................     1.6      1.6      -.8       -.8    -2.4      -2.4     4.9        5.1        1.3       1.4       3.3       3.4     3.2       3.4
1992........................................................     4.3      4.1      4.0       3.9     -.2       -.2     5.2        5.3        2.6       2.7        .9       1.1     1.8       1.9
1993........................................................      .4       .4      3.1       3.3     2.7       2.9     2.2        2.0        -.3       -.5       1.8       1.6     2.1       2.1
1994........................................................     1.0      1.1      5.0       4.8     4.0       3.6     1.4        1.7        -.7       -.4        .4        .5     1.8       1.9

1995........................................................      .1       .5      2.9       3.2     2.8       2.7     2.1        2.1        -.4       -.3       1.9       1.6     1.8       1.7
1996........................................................     3.0      2.7      4.6       4.5     1.6       1.8     3.5        3.4         .8        .7        .5        .7     1.6       1.4
1997........................................................     1.9      1.6      5.3       5.2     3.4       3.5     3.2        3.1        1.1        .9       1.3       1.4     1.5       1.7
1998........................................................     2.8      2.8      4.8       5.0     2.0       2.1     6.1        6.0        4.6       4.5       3.2       3.1      .6        .7
1999........................................................     3.1      2.9      5.1       5.2     2.0       2.2     4.9        4.7        2.8       2.6       1.8       1.8      .9       1.1

2000........................................................     2.9      2.8      3.9       3.8     1.0       1.0     7.1        7.2        3.6       3.7       4.1       4.2     1.8       1.9
2001........................................................     2.6      2.5       .3        .4    -2.2      -2.0     4.2        4.0        1.4       1.2       1.6       1.5     2.0       1.9
2002........................................................     4.1      4.1      1.5       1.5    -2.5      -2.6     3.6        3.7        2.0       2.0       -.5       -.5     1.0       1.1
2003........................................................     3.8      3.7      3.1       3.1     -.7       -.6     4.0        4.0        1.7       1.7        .2        .3     1.5       1.3
2004........................................................     3.1      3.0      4.4       4.3     1.3       1.3     3.8        3.6        1.1        .9        .7        .7     2.6       2.4

2005........................................................     2.3      2.3      3.7       3.8     1.4       1.5     4.4        4.4        1.0       1.0       2.1       2.0     2.9       3.1

2002: I.....................................................     5.7      7.0      2.6       3.5    -2.9      -3.2     5.8        6.3        4.3       4.8        .1       -.6      .2       -.0
II....................................................     1.9       .9      2.1       1.4      .1        .5     4.7        4.5        1.7       1.4       2.7       3.5     1.0       2.0
III...................................................     4.7      4.1      3.6       3.1    -1.0       -.9     1.9        1.8        -.4       -.4      -2.6      -2.2     1.0        .9
IV....................................................     -.0       .0       .5        .1      .5        .1      .1         .3       -2.2      -2.0        .1        .3     1.7       1.6

2003: I.....................................................     3.0      3.0      1.1       1.2    -1.9      -1.7     5.1        5.1        1.2       1.2       2.1       2.1     1.9       2.0
II....................................................     7.3      6.0      4.6       4.3    -2.5      -1.6     7.7        6.9        7.5       6.7        .4        .8      .6        .4
III...................................................     8.9     10.3     10.4      11.0     1.3        .6     4.6        5.4        2.1       2.9      -4.0      -4.4     1.8       1.3
IV....................................................    -1.4      -.6      1.1       1.6     2.5       2.2     2.9        3.2        1.8       2.1       4.3       3.8     1.8       1.1

2004: I.....................................................     3.2      1.9      4.5       3.6     1.2       1.7     2.1        1.3       -1.5      -2.2      -1.1       -.5     3.6       3.6
II....................................................     4.5      5.1      4.8       5.2      .3        .1     3.5        3.7        -.5       -.4       -.9      -1.4     3.6       3.1
III...................................................      .5       .2      3.4       3.2     2.9       3.0     4.7        4.5        2.5       2.3       4.1       4.3     1.7       2.4
IV....................................................     1.6       .4      2.6       2.4     1.0       2.0     6.7        5.6        3.0       2.0       5.0       5.1     3.4       3.7

2005: I.....................................................     3.1      3.6      4.2       4.2     1.0        .6     3.9        4.3        1.5       1.9        .7        .7     3.0       3.3
II....................................................     1.2      2.3      4.1       4.4     2.9       2.1      .8        1.6       -2.9      -2.0       -.4       -.7     2.3       2.5
III...................................................     5.0      4.4      4.9       4.9     -.1        .4     8.3        7.8        2.7       2.2       3.2       3.3     3.3       3.5
IV....................................................      .2      -.1      1.8       1.8     1.6       1.8     3.1        2.9        -.2       -.4       2.9       3.0     3.2       3.3

2006: I.....................................................     4.5      4.3      6.7       6.7     2.1       2.3    13.6       13.7       11.3      11.3       8.7       9.0     2.7       2.9
II....................................................     1.1      1.2      2.7       2.7     1.7       1.5    -1.4       -1.2       -6.1      -5.9      -2.5      -2.4     3.1       3.4
III...................................................      .4       .2      2.2       2.3     1.8       2.1     2.9        2.6        -.1       -.4       2.5       2.3     1.1        .7
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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 a 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.