Table F.4 Indexes of unit labour cost by industry

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Table F.4 Indexes of unit labour cost by industry¹
Empty cell	Second quarter 2006	Third quarter 2006	Fourth quarter 2006	First quarter 2007	Second quarter 2007	Third quarter 2007	2005	2006
1. The first line is the series itself. The second line is the percentage change. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-XWE
Business sector - goods	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	110.9	112.3	114.0	114.7	115.4	116.4	108.0	111.8
Percent change	1.0	1.3	1.5	0.6	0.6	0.9	3.4	3.4
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	85.6	87.1	87.6	89.5	88.2	90.2	85.9	86.9
Percent change	-1.9	1.8	0.6	2.2	-1.5	2.3	-0.8	1.2
Construction	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	106.4	107.9	108.7	111.8	114.4	116.5	105.5	107.2
Percent change	0.5	1.4	0.7	2.9	2.3	1.8	4.5	1.7
Manufacturing	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	107.6	109.1	110.3	109.6	109.4	109.2	106.2	108.3
Percent change	1.2	1.4	1.1	-0.6	-0.2	-0.2	1.0	2.0
Business sector - services	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	108.7	109.8	111.4	112.6	113.5	113.6	106.8	109.6
Percent change	0.4	1.0	1.5	1.1	0.8	0.1	2.5	2.6
Wholesale trade	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	96.1	97.8	101.1	103.7	102.8	101.6	99.2	98.1
Percent change	-1.3	1.8	3.4	2.6	-0.9	-1.2	-0.8	-1.1
Retail trade	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	107.5	106.2	106.1	104.4	105.0	106.6	106.0	106.5
Percent change	1.1	-1.2	-0.1	-1.6	0.6	1.5	1.1	0.5
Transportation and warehousing	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	105.3	106.4	107.8	110.1	110.5	110.6	105.5	106.2
Percent change	0.0	1.0	1.3	2.1	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.7
Information and cultural industries	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	103.8	104.1	105.6	105.6	106.5	108.3	101.7	104.2
Percent change	0.5	0.3	1.4	0.0	0.9	1.7	0.6	2.5
Finance, real estate and company management	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	115.0	114.8	116.0	116.8	118.5	119.1	110.3	114.8
Percent change	1.6	-0.2	1.0	0.7	1.5	0.5	4.6	4.1
Professional, scientific and technical services	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	112.6	116.4	116.6	118.3	118.3	118.9	109.6	115.0
Percent change	-1.5	3.4	0.2	1.5	0.0	0.5	5.8	4.9
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	112.5	113.8	117.0	120.7	122.3	120.3	110.8	114.2
Percent change	-0.7	1.2	2.8	3.2	1.3	-1.6	4.3	3.0
Accomodation and food services	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	108.0	115.2	117.8	119.4	124.5	124.0	106.9	111.8
Percent change	1.7	6.7	2.3	1.4	4.3	-0.4	2.3	4.6
Other commercial services	Empty cell
Index 1997=100	115.9	116.4	117.3	119.6	121.7	120.8	110.9	115.8
Percent change	2.2	0.4	0.8	2.0	1.8	-0.7	4.1	4.4

Table F.4 Indexes of unit labour cost by industry¹

Empty cell

Second quarter 2006

Third quarter 2006

Fourth quarter 2006

First quarter 2007

Second quarter 2007

Third quarter 2007

2005

2006

seasonally adjusted

1. The first line is the series itself. The second line is the percentage change.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-XWE

Business sector - goods

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

110.9

112.3

114.0

114.7

115.4

116.4

108.0

111.8

Percent change

1.0

1.3

1.5

0.6

0.9

3.4

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

85.6

87.1

87.6

89.5

88.2

90.2

85.9

86.9

Percent change

-1.9

1.8

0.6

2.2

-1.5

2.3

-0.8

1.2

Construction

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

106.4

107.9

108.7

111.8

114.4

116.5

105.5

107.2

Percent change

0.5

1.4

0.7

2.9

2.3

1.8

4.5

1.7

Manufacturing

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

107.6

109.1

110.3

109.6

109.4

109.2

106.2

108.3

Percent change

1.2

1.4

1.1

-0.6

-0.2

1.0

2.0

Business sector - services

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

108.7

109.8

111.4

112.6

113.5

113.6

106.8

109.6

Percent change

0.4

1.0

1.5

1.1

0.8

0.1

2.5

2.6

Wholesale trade

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

96.1

97.8

101.1

103.7

102.8

101.6

99.2

98.1

Percent change

-1.3

1.8

3.4

2.6

-0.9

-1.2

-0.8

-1.1

Retail trade

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

107.5

106.2

106.1

104.4

105.0

106.6

106.0

106.5

Percent change

1.1

-1.2

-0.1

-1.6

0.6

1.5

1.1

0.5

Transportation and warehousing

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

105.3

106.4

107.8

110.1

110.5

110.6

105.5

106.2

Percent change

0.0

1.0

1.3

2.1

0.4

0.1

0.4

0.7

Information and cultural industries

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

103.8

104.1

105.6

106.5

108.3

101.7

104.2

Percent change

0.5

0.3

1.4

0.0

0.9

1.7

0.6

2.5

Finance, real estate and company management

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

115.0

114.8

116.0

116.8

118.5

119.1

110.3

114.8

Percent change

1.6

-0.2

1.0

0.7

1.5

0.5

4.6

4.1

Professional, scientific and technical services

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

112.6

116.4

116.6

118.3

118.9

109.6

115.0

Percent change

-1.5

3.4

0.2

1.5

0.0

0.5

5.8

4.9

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

112.5

113.8

117.0

120.7

122.3

120.3

110.8

114.2

Percent change

-0.7

1.2

2.8

3.2

1.3

-1.6

4.3

3.0

Accomodation and food services

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

108.0

115.2

117.8

119.4

124.5

124.0

106.9

111.8

Percent change

1.7

6.7

2.3

1.4

4.3

-0.4

2.3

4.6

Other commercial services

Empty cell

Index 1997=100

115.9

116.4

117.3

119.6

121.7

120.8

110.9

115.8

Percent change

2.2

0.4

0.8

2.0

1.8

-0.7

4.1

4.4