Table F.4 Indexes of unit labour cost by industry

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Item Second quarter 2009 Third quarter 2009 Fourth quarter 2009 First quarter 2010 Second quarter 2010 Third quarter 2010 2008 2009
seasonally adjusted

Notes:

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

Calculations of growth rates are based on index numbers rounded to three decimal places.

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

Business sector - goods
Index 2002=100
131.5 131.3 129.2 129.4 128.3 128.5 128.6 130.6
Percentage change, preceding period
0.8 -0.1 -1.6 0.2 -0.8 0.1 5.3 1.6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Index 2002=100
80.8 84.7 85.7 85.3 86.0 83.0 85.0 83.1
Percentage change, preceding period
-0.4 4.8 1.2 -0.5 0.9 -3.5 -5.9 -2.2
Construction
Index 2002=100
147.5 147.1 145.9 146.6 146.8 147.0 136.0 146.6
Percentage change, preceding period
1.1 -0.3 -0.9 0.5 0.1 0.2 4.2 7.8
Manufacturing
Index 2002=100
116.3 113.6 111.6 110.5 108.6 108.7 117.9 114.7
Percentage change, preceding period
-0.9 -2.3 -1.8 -1.0 -1.6 0.1 4.2 -2.7
Business sector - services
Index 2002=100
117.6 117.2 117.9 117.0 118.3 119.1 114.2 117.6
Percentage change, preceding period
-0.0 -0.3 0.6 -0.7 1.1 0.7 2.7 2.9
Wholesale trade
Index 2002=100
113.7 109.2 106.2 104.4 106.4 107.8 103.1 111.4
Percentage change, preceding period
-2.4 -3.9 -2.8 -1.7 2.0 1.3 3.1 8.0
Retail trade
Index 2002=100
110.3 109.1 110.7 108.5 110.3 109.7 107.8 110.2
Percentage change, preceding period
-0.5 -1.1 1.4 -1.9 1.7 -0.5 0.4 2.3
Transportation and warehousing
Index 2002=100
117.7 114.2 112.6 109.9 109.8 110.8 113.4 115.8
Percentage change, preceding period
-0.8 -3.0 -1.4 -2.4 -0.0 0.9 2.1 2.1
Information and cultural industries
Index 2002=100
110.7 112.5 113.8 112.3 114.5 114.9 108.0 111.4
Percentage change, preceding period
1.8 1.7 1.2 -1.3 2.0 0.4 3.1 3.2
Finance, real estate and company management
Index 2002=100
115.1 115.1 117.2 118.2 117.6 119.0 114.4 115.9
Percentage change, preceding period
-1.0 -0.0 1.9 0.8 -0.5 1.2 0.8 1.3
Professional, scientific and technical services
Index 2002=100
123.7 122.1 125.0 127.3 129.0 130.0 119.2 123.3
Percentage change, preceding period
1.2 -1.4 2.4 1.9 1.3 0.8 4.4 3.4
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
Index 2002=100
123.1 128.0 130.5 130.8 135.8 136.2 122.9 125.9
Percentage change, preceding period
1.1 4.0 2.0 0.2 3.8 0.3 3.9 2.4
Accomodation and food services
Index 2002=100
128.4 129.9 132.1 130.0 132.3 133.7 125.1 129.1
Percentage change, preceding period
2.0 1.2 1.7 -1.6 1.8 1.1 3.4 3.1
Other commercial services
Index 2002=100
122.5 124.0 124.8 121.9 121.1 120.4 120.6 123.2
Percentage change, preceding period
0.9 1.2 0.7 -2.4 -0.6 -0.6 3.0 2.1