Chart 1
Productivity, real output and hours worked in the business sector are virtually unchanged

quarterly % change -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 III 2011 IV I II 2012 III IV I II 2013 III IV I II 2014 III IV I II 2015 III IV Real gross domestic productReal gross domestic product Labour productivityLabour productivity Hours workedHours worked
Source(s):
CANSIM table 383-0008.

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Productivity, real output and hours worked in the business sector are virtually unchanged, quarterly % change
  Real gross domestic product Labour productivity Hours worked
Third quarter 2011 1.7 0.6 1.1
Fourth quarter 2011 0.9 0.8 0.2
First quarter 2012 -0.1 -0.5 0.4
Second quarter 2012 0.2 -0.9 1.1
Third quarter 2012 0.1 -0.1 0.2
Fourth quarter 2012 0.0 -0.2 0.2
First quarter 2013 1.3 0.8 0.5
Second quarter 2013 0.5 0.5 0.0
Third quarter 2013 0.8 0.6 0.2
Fourth quarter 2013 1.1 0.9 0.3
First quarter 2014 0.1 -0.1 0.2
Second quarter 2014 1.1 1.8 -0.7
Third quarter 2014 0.6 0.2 0.4
Fourth quarter 2014 0.9 0.5 0.4
First quarter 2015 -0.4 -0.6 0.2
Second quarter 2015 -0.3 -0.9 0.6
Third quarter 2015 0.8 0.4 0.4
Fourth quarter 2015 0.1 0.1 0.0
Source(s):
CANSIM table 383-0008.
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