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Table Labour productivity by industry
2005

2006

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4   Q1 Q2 Q3


Year over year growth
Goods 0.1 0.7 1.9 2.6   1.7 0.3 -1.7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 8.7 5.4 2.2 -0.4   0.8 -2.3 -7.8
Mining and oil and gas extraction -8.9 -8.1 -5.4 -4.9   -5.4 -10.6 -9.6
Utilities 2.2 2.5 3.5 0.0   -2.4 -.01 -2.6
Construction -2.2 -2.0 0.2 1.3   0.8 3.3 1.5
Manufacturing 1.8 3.2 4.1 5.4   3.8 0.8 -1.2
                 
Services 1.8 2.7 3.3 2.7   3.3 2.8 1.8
Wholesale trade 4.6 8 8.2 8.7   10 7.8 6.9
Retail trade 3.8 2.4 2.0 1.2   3.2 4.7 4.3
Transportation and warehousing 1.9 2.7 5.7 5.6   3.5 2.9 0.2
Information and culture 0.6 0.9 8.6 8.2   7.0 4.8 -0.3
Finance, insurance and real estate -0.7 -1.1 -2.3 -3.6   -2.4 -1.9 0.0
Professional, scientific and technical 1.8 2.1 1.5 1.0   0.8 0.7 -0.3
Business, building and other support services -0.9 0.5 2.1 2.0   1.4 1.6 0.5
Arts, entertainment and recreation -0.6 4.3 5.1 5.9   4.3 4.7 -0.1
Accommodation and food -1.1 2.5 3.4 3.8   4.6 0.3 -0.1
Other services 1.6 2.8 3.0 2.0   4.1 3.3 2.3
                 
Business sector 1.4 2.0 2.6 2.3   2.3 1.6 0.4

Sources: Statistics Canada, Income and Expenditure Accounts; Labour Productivity Measures