International Comparisons of Manufacturing Productivity and Unit Labor Costs Trends, Report Tables
Table 1. Productivity (output per hour), output, and hours worked
Manufacturing, 19 countries, 1979-2012
Average Annual compound rates of change
| Country | Indicator | 1979-2012 | 2007-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
United States
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
4.0
2.6
-1.3
|
2.7
-0.1
-2.7
|
0.4
2.5
2.1
|
3.8
6.2
2.3
|
|
Australia
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
1.8
1.1
-0.7
|
0.6
-1.0
-1.6
|
2.0
-0.4
-2.4
|
-1.3
-1.8
-0.5
|
|
Belgium
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
2.5
1.1
-1.3
|
-0.5
-2.1
-1.6
|
-0.2
3.0
3.3
|
-1.3
-2.5
-1.2
|
|
Canada
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
2.1
1.4
-0.6
|
0.8
-1.9
-2.6
|
1.9
2.4
0.5
|
0.8
1.6
0.8
|
|
Czech Republic
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
NA
NA
NA
|
4.0
2.7
-1.2
|
6.6
8.6
1.9
|
-0.8
0.0
0.8
|
|
Denmark
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
2.5
0.9
-1.6
|
2.5
-1.9
-4.3
|
1.5
3.0
1.6
|
4.0
2.7
-1.2
|
|
Finland
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
4.5
3.1
-1.3
|
-3.9
-6.5
-2.7
|
-3.3
-1.1
2.2
|
-6.9
-8.4
-1.6
|
|
France
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
3.1
0.9
-2.1
|
0.8
-1.6
-2.4
|
2.5
2.1
-0.4
|
-1.1
-1.9
-0.9
|
|
Germany
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
2.8
1.3
-1.4
|
0.5
0.1
-0.4
|
5.6
9.1
3.3
|
-0.5
-0.7
-0.2
|
|
Italy
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
2.1
0.9
-1.2
|
0.2
-3.4
-3.6
|
0.7
1.0
0.4
|
-0.9
-3.9
-3.0
|
|
Japan
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
3.3
2.3
-1.0
|
1.2
-0.8
-2.0
|
-1.7
-2.7
-1.1
|
-4.7
-0.2
4.6
|
|
Korea, Rep. of
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
NA
8.3
NA
|
5.1
5.0
-0.1
|
3.7
7.3
3.4
|
2.4
2.2
-0.1
|
|
Netherlands
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
3.0
1.9
-1.0
|
0.5
-0.6
-1.0
|
3.7
3.2
-0.5
|
-1.0
-1.0
0.0
|
|
Norway
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
1.9
0.7
-1.1
|
2.7
0.4
-2.2
|
2.0
2.0
-0.1
|
2.3
2.4
0.2
|
|
Singapore
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
4.8
6.6
1.7
|
5.9
5.1
-0.7
|
8.1
7.8
-0.3
|
-1.4
0.1
1.5
|
|
Spain
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
2.8
1.4
-1.4
|
3.1
-2.4
-5.3
|
2.5
1.3
-1.1
|
5.6
-1.1
-6.4
|
|
Sweden
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
4.4
3.3
-1.0
|
1.7
-0.8
-2.4
|
3.2
4.7
1.4
|
-0.4
-3.6
-3.2
|
|
Taiwan
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
6.0
6.4
0.4
|
4.9
5.4
0.5
|
4.3
6.4
2.0
|
0.4
1.0
0.6
|
|
United Kingdom
|
Output per hour
output
hours
|
3.1
0.3
-2.7
|
0.5
-1.9
-2.3
|
2.3
1.8
-0.5
|
-3.1
-1.7
1.5
|
NOTE: Output is real value added in national currency units.
German data for years before 1991 pertain to the former West Germany.
Source: The Conference Board, International Labor Comparisons program
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