Table 1
Business sector: Labour productivity and related variables for Canada1 – Seasonally adjusted
| First quarter 2025 | Second quarter 2025 | Third quarter 2025 | Fourth quarter 2025 | First quarter 2026 | Second quarter 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % change from the previous quarter | % change from the previous quarter | % change from the previous quarter | % change from the previous quarter | % change from the previous quarter | % change from the previous quarter | |
| Canada | ||||||
| Labour productivity | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 |
| Real gross domestic product (GDP) | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Hours worked | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Hourly compensation | 0.1 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Unit labour cost | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | Third quarter 2025 | Fourth quarter 2025 | First quarter 2026 | Second quarter 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % change from the previous year | % change from the same quarter of the previous year | % change from the same quarter of the previous year | % change from the same quarter of the previous year | % change from the same quarter of the previous year | |
| Canada | |||||
| Labour productivity | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
| Real GDP | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| Hours worked | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Hourly compensation | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.4 |
| Unit labour cost | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
Source(s):
Table 36-10-0206-01.
Table note 1
Calculations of growth rates are based on index numbers rounded to three decimal places.
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