Table 1 
Sources of labour productivity growth in the business sector (average annual basis) 

Sources of labour productivity growth in the business sector (average annual basis)
  1980 to 2000 2000 to 2010 2010 to 2017 2017
  %%%%
Gross domestic product growth 3.2 1.5 2.4 3.7
Growth in hours worked 1.5 0.7 1.1 1.4
Labour productivity growth 1.7 0.7 1.3 2.2
percentage pointspercentage pointspercentage pointspercentage points
Contributions to labour productivity growth        
Capital intensity 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.1
Labour composition 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2
Multifactor productivity growth 0.4 -0.6 0.6 1.9
Note(s):
The growth rates represent annual compound growth rates. Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
Source(s):
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