Table 7.8
Unit labour cost – business sector

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Unit labour cost – business sector
  Labour productivity Real value added Hours worked Hourly compensation Unit labour costs
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   2002=100
2009 102.8 107.8 104.9 125.9 122.4
2010 104.3 111.5 106.9 128.7 123.4
First quarter 2009 102.4 108.4 105.9 125.4 122.4
Second quarter 2009 102.4 106.9 104.4 125.6 122.7
Third quarter 2009 102.7 107.2 104.4 125.8 122.5
Fourth quarter 2009 103.8 108.7 104.7 126.9 122.2
First quarter 2010 104.4 110.5 105.8 127.5 122.1
Second quarter 2010 103.8 111.1 107.0 127.8 123.1
Third quarter 2010 104.3 111.8 107.1 129.1 123.8
Fourth quarter 2010 104.7 112.7 107.6 130.4 124.6
First quarter 2011 105.1 114.0 108.4 131.7 125.3
Note(s):
For productivity measures, real value added excludes rents of owner occupied dwellings and it is valued at basic prices.
Source(s):
Contact: Jean-Pierre Maynard (613-951-3654). CANSIM table: 383-0008.