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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

Short term percent change in productivity
Industry Productivity 1-year percent change, 2023

Utilities

1.2

Power generation and supply

-4.9

Natural gas distribution

22.9

Water, sewage and other systems

6.4

Air transportation

-2.4

Line-haul railroads

-3.5

Truck transportation

-0.2

General freight trucking

-0.3

General freight trucking, local

-3.7

General freight trucking, long-distance

0.4

Specialized freight trucking

-2.6

Postal service

-5.7

Couriers and messengers

-7.1

Warehousing and storage

-4.0

Publishing

3.0

Newspaper publishers

7.4

Periodical publishers

6.6

Software publishers

0.3

Broadcasting, except Internet

7.3

Radio and television broadcasting

1.6

Cable and other subscription programming

12.4

Wired telecommunications carriers

-4.3

Wireless telecommunications carriers

2.1

Commercial banking

5.8

Truck, trailer, and RV rental and leasing

0.2

Accounting and bookkeeping services

-0.1

Engineering services

0.3

Travel arrangement and reservation services

-4.8

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

1.2

Amusement parks and arcades

-7.2

Gambling industries

7.2

Accommodation

-2.0

Traveler accommodation

-1.2

Food services and drinking places

0.7

Restaurants and other eating places

0.4

Automotive repair and maintenance

-4.0

Drycleaning and laundry services

-1.6