July 2016

LATEST DATA RELEASES

Manufacturing Productivity Growth Slows to Crawl Worldwide

International Comparisons of Manufacturing Productivity & Unit Labor Cost Trends, 2014-15

30 Jun 2016

Productivity in manufacturing continues to stagnate in economies around the globe, according to new data from the International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program of The Conference Board. Nearly two-thirds of the mostly advanced economies covered in the dataset saw manufacturing productivity growth slow between 2014 and 2015. More than half of those countries registered growth of less than 1 percent in 2015 and six countries even posted negative productivity growth last year.

Productivity, unit labor costs and related indicators on competitiveness are updated through 2014, with preliminary estimates for 2015. Learn More

 

International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs in Manufacturing, 2014-15

12 Apr 2016

Hourly compensation costs and related indicators are updated through 2014, with preliminary estimates for 2015. Compensation costs by sub-manufacturing industry and updated estimates on manufacturing compensation in China (through 2013) and India (through 2012) are accessible in time series tables and interactive dashboards. 

NEW! For the first time, estimates of hourly compensation are included for Turkey. Learn More

UPCOMING RELEASES

Monthly Updates

International Indexes of Consumer Prices, May 2016
Jul 2016

International Unemployment Rates & Employment Indexes, May 2016
Jul 2016

FEATURES

TCB in the News: Brexit Decision and Hot Productivity Trends

Ilaria Maselli, Senior Economist for Europe at The Conference Board, discusses the effect of Brexit on the world economy.

24 Jun 2016 | The Conference Board Press Release: Read 

Abdul Azeez Erumban, Senior Economist at The Conference Board, discusses where productivity is sizzling hot.

14 Jun 2016 | Yahoo: Read 

Economy & Business Environment Blog

17 Jun 2016 | Young Brit studying in Belgium? Old Brit retired to France? EU citizen working in the UK? Brexit will harm you.

17 May 2016 | The New Digital Economy is not paying off in terms of higher productivity—yet

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ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR COMPARISONS PROGRAM
Formerly a division of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program prepares economic indicators that are comparable across countries. Often statistics from different countries are not comparable and do not allow for meaningful comparative analysis. In contrast, ILC adjusts economic statistics to facilitate meaningful and accurate comparisons between countries by using a common conceptual framework. These data can be used to evaluate the economic performance of one country relative to others.

ILC was eliminated by the federal government in 2013 due to across-the-board spending cuts. ILC produces internationally comparative datasets using the same concepts and methodology as those previously used by BLS. For historical data see www.bls.gov/ilc

For reports and data tables, please visit our website: www.conference-board.org/ilcprogram


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