Capital, Labour and Total Factor Productivity Tables
for the US & Canada

The following tables are available for Canada and the US for the period 1981 to 1998.
Updated: August 2000

Table 1 Value Added per Worker Employed
Table 2 Value Added per Person Hour
Table 3 Value Added per Capital Stock
Table 4 Total Factor Productivity (Using Number of Workers Employed)
Table 5 Total Factor Productivity (Using Number of Hours Worked)

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Summary Tables:

Summary statistics by industry on productivity growth for Canada and the US, for the periods 1981-89, 1989-98, and 1981-98:

  • Labour, Capital, and Total Factor Productivity Growth Rates



  • NOTE: The productivity tables are based on output, capital stock, employment, and hours data produced by Statistics Canada (Canadian data), BEA & BLS (US data) and reflect any deficiencies these data may have. Consequently, productivity trends in sectors where data problems are known to be severe should be interpreted with caution.

    Productivity Tables:

  • Set of Productivity Tables for Canada (84Kb)

  • Set of Productivity Tables for the United States (76Kb)
  • Click below to view appendices

  • Technical Appendix I - Description of Data and Method
  • Technical Appendix II - Reconciliation Tables

  • All papers are in Adobe Acrobat 3.0 format. You can download a free Adobe Acrobat reader from the Adobe site.

    If you require assistance, call Andrew Sharpe at CSLS at (613) 233-8891, or send an email.

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