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Current Analysis (613-951-9162).
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LFS employment in December 2010 was 0.2% below its pre-recession high, but surpassed it in January 2011.
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The annual average for non-energy commodity prices was 4% below its 2008 peak.
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Forestry product prices peaked in 1996.
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The increase in energy exports occurred despite a drop in natural gas from $36.0 billion in 2005 to $15.5 billion in 2010, its lowest of the decade, mostly due to lower prices. Crude oil exports quadrupled in the past decade to $50.0 billion last year.
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From Dennis DesRosiers, Year in Review, No. 37 Financing of New Light Vehicles bought by Consumers, March 23, 2011.
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The industry trends in output-per-employee are consistent with the detailed estimates for labour productivity, which includes more precise measures of hours worked by industry. For example, productivity in the mining sector fell 28% between 2000 and 2009. However, these estimates are not yet available for 2010.
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See P. Cross and Z. Ghanem, "Tracking value-added trade: Examining global inputs to exports". CEO, February 2008.
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The energy sector accounts for 58.9% of intended investment in non-residential construction for 2011.