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Hours worked in Canadian businesses rise again more than real output

quarterly % change -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 IV 2019 I II 2020 III IV I 2021 Real gross domestic productReal gross domestic product Labour productivityLabour productivity Hours workedHours worked
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Hours worked in Canadian businesses rise again more than real output, quarterly % change
  Real gross domestic product Labour productivity Hours worked
Fourth quarter 2019 0.0 -0.1 0.0
First quarter 2020 -2.6 4.1 -6.4
Second quarter 2020 -13.8 12.8 -23.6
Third quarter 2020 11.1 -9.8 23.1
Fourth quarter 2020 2.5 -2.1 4.8
First quarter 2021 1.5 -1.7 3.2
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