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Table 1 Business sector: Labour productivity and related variables for Canada and the United States
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| Fourth quarter 2007 | First quarter 2008 | Second quarter 2008 | Third quarter 2008 | Fourth quarter 2008 | First quarter 2009 | Second quarter 2009 | Third quarter 2009 | Fourth quarter 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % change from previous quarter, seasonally adjusted | |||||||||
| Canada | |||||||||
| Labour productivity | -0.2 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
| Real gross domestic product | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1.5 | -2.4 | -1.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Hours worked | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -2.4 | -1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Hourly compensation | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Unit labour cost | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Exchange rate1 | 6.5 | -2.3 | -0.6 | -3.0 | -14.1 | -2.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 4.0 |
| Unit labour cost in US dollars | 8.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -2.3 | -12.6 | -1.9 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 3.8 |
| United States2 | |||||||||
| Labour productivity | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Real gross domestic product | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -1.9 | -2.3 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Hours worked | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -2.1 | -1.4 | 0.1 |
| Hourly compensation | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Unit labour cost | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -1.9 | -1.6 |
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | First quarter 2009 | Second quarter 2009 | Third quarter 2009 | Fourth quarte 2009 | |
| % change from the previous year | % change from same quarter of previous year, seasonally adjusted | ||||||||
| Canada | |||||||||
| Labour productivity | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
| Real gross domestic product | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | -0.4 | -4.2 | -4.1 | -5.2 | -5.0 | -2.3 |
| Hours worked | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | -4.3 | -4.0 | -5.1 | -4.6 | -3.3 |
| Hourly compensation | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Unit labour cost | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
| Exchange rate1 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 0.9 | -6.7 | -19.4 | -13.4 | -5.1 | 14.8 |
| Unit labour cost in US dollars | 9.9 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 5.9 | -3.9 | -16.0 | -10.3 | -2.4 | 16.0 |
| United States2 | |||||||||
| Labour productivity | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
| Real gross domestic product | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | -3.5 | -4.7 | -5.2 | -3.8 | -0.2 |
| Hours worked | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | -2.1 | -7.0 | -6.4 | -7.9 | -8.0 | -5.7 |
| Hourly compensation | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Unit labour cost | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | -1.8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -2.7 | -4.7 |
