Table 6
Standard deviations of growth rates, 1971 to 2007

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Standard deviations of growth rates, 1971 to 2007
  Labour productivity Real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita Real gross domestic income (GDI) per capita
  percentage points
Australia 1.9 1.8 2.3
Canada 1.1 2.0 2.5
United Kingdom 1.5 1.9 2.0
United States 1.1 1.9 2.0
Note(s):
Over the entire sample period, real GDP per capita and real GDI per capita show a similar increase in volatility between production and purchasing power adjusted real income measures.