Table 3. Compound average annual rates of growth in the multifactor productivity measures for manufacturing industries in selected periods, 1987-2006
Table 3. Compound average annual rates of growth in the multifactor
productivity measures for manufacturing industries in selected periods,
1987-2006
Average annual percent
Industry 1987- 1987- 1990- 1995- 2000- 2005-
2006 1990 1995 2000 2006 2006
Manufacturing 1.4 0.2 1.2 2.0 1.6 1.6
Nondurable 0.2 -0.6 0.7 -0.3 0.6 -0.2
manufacturing
Food, beverage, -0.3 -1.7 1.5 -1.9 0.3 -0.5
and tobacco
products
Textile mills 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.3 0.8 -2.6
and textile
product mills
Apparel, leather, 1.6 0.1 2.8 0.6 2.0 2.1
and allied
products
Paper products 0.3 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 1.1 -1.2
Printing and 0.4 0.6 -0.3 0.3 1.1 0.6
related support
activities
Petroleum and coal 0.0 -0.1 0.6 0.2 -0.6 0.7
products
Chemical products -0.1 -1.0 -0.8 0.0 1.0 0.4
Plastics and rubber 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.2 0.4 -1.9
products
Durable manufacturing 2.3 0.9 1.6 3.6 2.4 3.2
Wood products 0.3 1.0 -1.2 0.1 1.2 3.0
Nonmetallic mineral 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.8 -0.1 -3.1
products
Primary metals 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 -0.5
Fabricated metal 0.5 -0.1 1.0 0.1 0.7 1.8
products
Machinery 0.0 1.0 -1.7 -0.7 1.7 2.0
Computer and 9.6 5.6 9.6 15.9 6.7 7.6
electronic
products
Electrical -1.0 -2.2 -2.0 -1.1 0.7 -0.7
equipment,
appliances,
and components
Transportation 0.4 -1.7 -0.3 0.3 2.0 4.0
equipment
Furniture and 0.3 -0.8 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.1
related products
Miscellaneous 1.4 2.4 0.3 1.7 1.6 0.7
manufacturing
Note: Multifactor productivity measures by industry do not sum up to aggregate
manufacturing measures because industry measures excluded transactions
only within the specific industry while the aggregate manufacturing
measures also exclude transactions between all manufacturing industries.
Last Modified Date: May 01, 2008
