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Productivity Statistics: 1978–2006


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Highlights


  • An extended annual productivity series for the measured sector from 1978–2006 is now available. 

     

  • Annual labour productivity growth averaged 1.4 percent in the measured sector from 2000–2006.
  • Average annual growth in labour productivity was 2.2 percent for the measured sector from 1978–2006.

 

  • Average annual growth in multifactor productivity was 1.1 percent for the measured sector from 1978–2006. 

 

  • Capital productivity fell 0.6 percent on an average annual basis for the measured sector from 1978–2006.




Geoff Bascand
Government Statistician
18 October 2007
ISSN 1178-0630


There is a companion Media Release published  – Productivity Statistics 1978–2006.

 



  Productivity Statistics: 1978–2006 (pdf)



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