Table 1
Annual labour productivity growth in the retail trade sector, 1990 to 2003

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Annual labour productivity growth in the retail trade sector, 1990 to 2003
Sector United States Canada
  percent
Retail trade 3.36 2.82
Total business 2.42 1.87
  percentage points
Contribution of the retail trade to the business sector productivity growth 0.65 0.41
Note(s):
The contribution of the retail trade sector to aggregate productivity growth is calculated as the productivity growth of the retail trade times its share in the hours worked of the business sector.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.