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Percent change in productivity

Charts related to the latest "Productivity and Costs by Industry: Manufacturing and Mining Industries" news release   |   More chart packages

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Percent change in productivity
Industry Productivity 1-year percent change, 2021 Productivity average annual percent change, 1987-2021

Mining

1.0 2.0

Oil and gas extraction

8.8 3.4

Mining, except oil and gas

4.6 1.2

Coal mining

18.3 1.9

Metal ore mining

-2.8 0.2

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

3.6 1.2

Food

0.0 0.7

Animal food

-2.7 1.1

Grain and oilseed milling

4.5 1.9

Sugar and confectionery products

-2.9 0.9

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty

-1.5 0.9

Dairy products

-1.1 1.0

Animal slaughtering and processing

0.2 0.4

Seafood product preparation and packaging

-4.6 0.9

Bakeries and tortilla products

0.3 0.2

Other food products

-0.5 0.3

Beverages and tobacco products

-10.9 -0.9

Beverages

-7.4 -0.2

Tobacco

-8.1 2.0

Textile mills

-4.9 1.8

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

-15.7 1.1

Fabric mills

-1.8 2.4

Textile and fabric finishing mills

0.7 0.7

Textile product mills

9.6 0.7

Textile furnishings mills

11.2 0.5

Other textile product mills

8.0 1.3

Apparel

6.3 0.1

Apparel knitting mills

6.5 0.2

Cut and sew apparel

7.4 0.4

Accessories and other apparel

-1.2 -2.4

Leather and allied products

12.8 0.8

Leather and hide tanning and finishing

24.7 0.9

Footwear

1.2 0.7

Other leather products

21.4 0.4

Paper

1.7 1.4

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

1.5 1.9

Converted paper products

2.2 0.9

Printing and related support activities

-2.4 1.1

Printing and related support activities

-2.4 1.1

Petroleum and coal products

-2.2 1.8

Petroleum and coal products

-2.2 1.8

Chemicals

2.6 1.0

Basic chemicals

11.0 1.9

Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers

1.1 1.4

Agricultural chemicals

-6.6 1.8

Pharmaceuticals and medicines

-1.6 -0.8

Paints, coatings, and adhesives

8.5 0.7

Soaps, cleaning compounds, and toiletries

1.9 0.9

Other chemical products and preparations

1.5 1.8

Plastics and rubber products

0.6 1.4

Plastics products

-0.6 1.3

Rubber products

6.6 1.7

Wood products

-2.3 0.9

Sawmills and wood preservation

-3.5 1.6

Plywood and engineered wood products

-1.3 0.2

Other wood products

-0.2 0.9

Nonmetallic mineral products

4.7 0.9

Clay products and refractories

28.1 1.1

Glass and glass products

-6.8 1.5

Cement and concrete products

4.0 0.1

Lime and gypsum products

10.4 1.3

Other nonmetallic mineral products

8.8 1.2

Primary metals

-6.9 1.6

Iron and steel mills and ferroalloys

-13.9 2.3

Steel products from purchased steel

-3.9 0.7

Alumina and aluminum production

-5.1 1.5

Other nonferrous metal production

8.4 1.3

Foundries

3.5 1.2

Fabricated metal products

2.3 0.9

Forging and stamping

-4.0 1.5

Cutlery and handtools

3.2 1.1

Architectural and structural metals

-2.1 0.5

Boilers, tanks, and shipping containers

2.3 0.9

Hardware

-6.6 0.7

Spring and wire products

-0.3 1.5

Machine shops and threaded products

7.9 1.6

Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals

16.6 1.9

Other fabricated metal products

2.2 0.5

Machinery

8.1 1.6

Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery

12.2 1.8

Industrial machinery

-2.8 1.1

Commercial and service industry machinery

13.5 1.5

HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment

-0.8 1.0

Metalworking machinery

14.9 2.0

Turbine and power transmission equipment

15.6 1.4

Other general purpose machinery

6.9 1.5

Computer and electronic products

6.4 7.8

Computer and peripheral equipment

7.6 12.6

Communications equipment

15.2 4.6

Audio and video equipment

23.7 3.8

Semiconductors and electronic components

12.8 11.4

Electronic instruments

-0.9 2.6

Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing

62.2 0.5

Electrical equipment and appliances

0.6 1.5

Electric lighting equipment

7.3 1.5

Household appliances

-13.6 2.5

Electrical equipment

5.4 1.5

Other electrical equipment and components

0.9 0.9

Transportation equipment

-0.1 2.0

Motor vehicles

-11.6 2.1

Motor vehicle bodies and trailers

16.3 1.5

Motor vehicle parts

2.5 2.4

Aerospace products and parts

-4.0 1.0

Railroad rolling stock

6.9 1.9

Ship and boat building

1.4 1.9

Other transportation equipment

-8.2 3.0

Furniture and related products

-2.4 1.0

Household and institutional furniture

0.2 0.9

Office furniture and fixtures

-5.3 0.8

Other furniture related products

-6.9 1.8

Miscellaneous manufacturing

4.8 1.6

Medical equipment and supplies

5.7 2.0

Other miscellaneous manufacturing

4.1 1.1