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1-year percent change in productivity

Charts related to the latest "Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing Industries" news release   |   More chart packages

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Short term percent change in productivity
Industry Productivity 1-year percent change, 2022

Utilities

 1.9

Power generation and supply

 1.6

Natural gas distribution

 3.8

Water, sewage and other systems

 -4.5

Air transportation

 13.9

Line-haul railroads

 -8.2

Truck transportation

 -1.2

General freight trucking

 -2.1

General freight trucking, local

 -2.0

General freight trucking, long-distance

 -1.7

Specialized freight trucking

 1.5

Postal service

 -5.4

Couriers and messengers

 -3.9

Warehousing and storage

 -9.6

Publishing

 0.9

Newspaper publishers

 6.7

Periodical publishers

 -0.5

Software publishers

 0.4

Broadcasting, except Internet

 0.4

Radio and television broadcasting

 -0.4

Cable and other subscription programming

 -1.9

Wired telecommunications carriers

 0.1

Wireless telecommunications carriers

 8.4

Commercial banking

 2.2

Truck, trailer, and RV rental and leasing

 3.4

Accounting and bookkeeping services

 2.6

Engineering services

 2.9

Travel arrangement and reservation services

 15.5

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

 -6.8

Amusement parks and arcades

 16.3

Gambling industries

 -2.0

Food services and drinking places

 -0.3

Restaurants and other eating places

 0.2

Automotive repair and maintenance

 -4.0

Drycleaning and laundry services

 -13.6