Producing Hours Worked for the SNA in Order to Measure Productivity: the Canadian Experience: Example of the different steps to produce the volume of hours worked consistent with the Canadian System of National Accounts

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Table A6
Example of the different steps to produce the volume of hours worked consistent with the Canadian System of National Accounts
Year 2002	A		B	C = A + B	D	E = C + D	F	G = E - F	H	I	J	K	L = G x I	M = F x J	N = H x K	O = L - M + N	P = E + H	Q = M + O	R = Q / P
Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 6	Step 6	Step 7	Step 7	Step 7
Employee	Employee	Employee	Employee	Employee	Employee	Employee	Employee	Self-employed	Employee	Employee	Self-employed	Employee	Employee	Self-employed	All jobs	All jobs	All jobs	All jobs
Source data	Average salary: implicit/source	Micro adjustments to source data	Source data adjusted to the benchmark	Adjustments for own-account construction	SNA concept Total economy	SNA concept Non-commercial sector	SNA concept Business sector	SNA concept Business sector	Average hours worked Total economy	Average hours worked Non-commercial	Average hours worked	Volume of hours worked Total economy	Volume of hours worked Non-commercial	Volume of hours worked	Volume of hours worked Business sector	Number of jobs Total economy	Volume of hours worked Total economy	Average hours worked Total economy
Industry	in thousands
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	224	0.96	4	228	-2	226	10	216	188	2,008	1,785	2,080	453,405	17,525	391,451	827,331	414	844,856	2,041
Mining and oil and gas extraction	139	1.20	18	157	-14	143	0	143	3	2,182	0	1,951	312,450	0	6,033	318,483	146	318,483	2,177
Utilities	114	1.16	21	135	-30	105	15	90	0	1,836	1,895	2,009	192,454	28,210	533	190,166	105	192,987	1,837
Construction	668	1.11	13	681	95	776	0	776	141	1,996	0	1,926	1,549,463	0	272,047	1,821,509	918	1,821,509	1,985
Manufacturing	2,052	0.95	-103	1,949	-5	1,944	0	1,944	31	1,950	1,891	1,984	3,790,622	938	61,731	3,851,415	1,975	3,852,353	1,950
Wholesale trade	737	1.13	91	828	0	828	0	828	37	1,951	1,905	1,738	1,615,177	478	65,003	1,679,702	865	1,680,180	1,942
Retail trade	1,746	0.99	-13	1,733	0	1,733	2	1,731	126	1,578	1,541	1,884	2,734,168	2,790	238,241	2,972,130	1,860	2,972,409	1,598
Transportation and warehousing	677	1.04	25	702	-9	693	39	654	82	1,938	1,890	2,217	1,342,491	72,953	180,793	1,450,331	774	1,523,284	1,968
Information and cultural industries	334	1.20	50	384	-2	382	30	352	25	1,741	1,756	1,507	665,201	52,450	38,016	697,972	407	703,217	1,726
Finance, insurance, real estate and renting and leasing	886	1.08	54	940	-3	938	36	901	65	1,753	1,730	1,742	1,643,236	62,643	112,503	1,693,096	1,002	1,755,739	1,752
Professional, scientific and technical services	654	1.04	19	673	0	673	5	668	212	1,874	1,826	1,699	1,260,767	8,845	359,639	1,611,561	884	1,620,406	1,832
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	563	1.04	20	582	0	582	2	581	107	1,710	1,676	1,335	995,535	2,869	142,268	1,134,934	689	1,137,803	1,652
Education services	939	1.07	-2	937	-4	933	889	44	41	1,549	1,557	1,177	1,444,805	1,384,393	48,779	109,192	974	1,493,585	1,533
Health care and social assistance	1,305	1.04	-43	1,261	-7	1,254	866	388	163	1,525	1,534	1,848	1,911,975	1,328,101	300,690	884,564	1,417	2,212,665	1,562
Arts, entertainment and recreation	287	1.04	-26	262	-2	260	45	215	62	1,520	1,584	1,491	395,272	70,919	92,766	417,118	322	488,037	1,514
Accommodation and food services	952	1.14	141	1,092	-1	1,092	4	1,088	41	1,494	1,840	2,324	1,631,474	6,512	94,535	1,719,497	1,133	1,726,009	1,524
Other services (except public administration)	572	1.25	150	723	0	723	207	515	126	1,634	1,636	1,655	1,180,838	338,882	209,309	1,051,266	849	1,390,148	1,637
Public administration	774	1.13	25	799	-16	783	783	0	0	1,695	1,695	0	1,328,226	1,328,226	0	0	783	1,328,226	1,695
Total Economy	13,623	1.06	444	14,067	0	14,067	2,932	11,135	1,451	1,738	1,605	1,802	24,447,559	4,706,735	2,614,337	22,355,161	15,518	27,061,896	1,744
Note: This table provides an overview of the main steps that are necessary to produce the volume of hours worked consistent with the System of National Accounts. These steps are referred in the core of the text. The first line in the heading should allow the reader to follow the operations from Step 1 to the last step.
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Accounts and Analytical Studies, Micro-Economic Analysis Division, Canadian Productivity Accounts and CANSIM Table 383-0009.

Table A6
Example of the different steps to produce the volume of hours worked consistent with the Canadian System of National Accounts

Year 2002

C = A + B

E = C + D

G = E - F

L = G x I

M = F x J

N = H x K

O = L - M + N

P = E + H

Q = M + O

R = Q / P

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Employee

Self-employed

Employee

Self-employed

Employee

Self-employed

All jobs

Source data

Average salary: implicit/source

Micro adjustments to source data

Source data adjusted to the benchmark

Adjustments for own-account construction

SNA concept
Total economy

SNA concept
Non-commercial sector

SNA concept
Business sector

Average hours worked
Total economy

Average hours worked
Non-commercial

Average hours worked

Volume of hours worked
Total economy

Volume of hours worked
Non-commercial

Volume of hours worked

Volume of hours worked
Business sector

Number of jobs
Total economy

Volume of hours worked
Total economy

Average hours worked
Total economy

Industry

in thousands

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

224

0.96

228

-2

226

216

188

2,008

1,785

2,080

453,405

17,525

391,451

827,331

414

844,856

2,041

Mining and oil and gas extraction

139

1.20

157

-14

143

2,182

1,951

312,450

6,033

318,483

146

318,483

2,177

Utilities

114

1.16

135

-30

105

1,836

1,895

2,009

192,454

28,210

533

190,166

105

192,987

1,837

Construction

668

1.11

681

776

141

1,996

1,926

1,549,463

272,047

1,821,509

918

1,821,509

1,985

Manufacturing

2,052

0.95

-103

1,949

-5

1,944

1,950

1,891

1,984

3,790,622

938

61,731

3,851,415

1,975

3,852,353

1,950

Wholesale trade

737

1.13

828

1,951

1,905

1,738

1,615,177

478

65,003

1,679,702

865

1,680,180

1,942

Retail trade

1,746

0.99

-13

1,733

1,731

126

1,578

1,541

1,884

2,734,168

2,790

238,241

2,972,130

1,860

2,972,409

1,598

Transportation and warehousing

677

1.04

702

-9

693

654

1,938

1,890

2,217

1,342,491

72,953

180,793

1,450,331

774

1,523,284

1,968

Information and cultural industries

334

1.20

384

-2

382

352

1,741

1,756

1,507

665,201

52,450

38,016

697,972

407

703,217

1,726

Finance, insurance, real estate and renting and leasing

886

1.08

940

-3

938

901

1,753

1,730

1,742

1,643,236

62,643

112,503

1,693,096

1,002

1,755,739

1,752

Professional, scientific and technical services

654

1.04

673

668

212

1,874

1,826

1,699

1,260,767

8,845

359,639

1,611,561

884

1,620,406

1,832

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

563

1.04

582

581

107

1,710

1,676

1,335

995,535

2,869

142,268

1,134,934

689

1,137,803

1,652

Education services

939

1.07

-2

937

-4

933

889

1,549

1,557

1,177

1,444,805

1,384,393

48,779

109,192

974

1,493,585

1,533

Health care and social assistance

1,305

1.04

-43

1,261

-7

1,254

866

388

163

1,525

1,534

1,848

1,911,975

1,328,101

300,690

884,564

1,417

2,212,665

1,562

Arts, entertainment and recreation

287

1.04

-26

262

-2

260

215

1,520

1,584

1,491

395,272

70,919

92,766

417,118

322

488,037

1,514

Accommodation and food services

952

1.14

141

1,092

-1

1,092

1,088

1,494

1,840

2,324

1,631,474

6,512

94,535

1,719,497

1,133

1,726,009

1,524

Other services (except public administration)

572

1.25

150

723

207

515

126

1,634

1,636

1,655

1,180,838

338,882

209,309

1,051,266

849

1,390,148

1,637

Public administration

774

1.13

799

-16

783

1,695

1,328,226

783

1,328,226

1,695

Total Economy

13,623

1.06

444

14,067

2,932

11,135

1,451

1,738

1,605

1,802

24,447,559

4,706,735

2,614,337

22,355,161

15,518

27,061,896

1,744

Note: This table provides an overview of the main steps that are necessary to produce the volume of hours worked consistent with the System of National Accounts. These steps are referred in the core of the text. The first line in the heading should allow the reader to follow the operations from Step 1 to the last step.

Sources: Statistics Canada, National Accounts and Analytical Studies, Micro-Economic Analysis Division, Canadian Productivity Accounts and CANSIM Table 383-0009.