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Labor productivity indexes by industry

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Labor productivity (output per hour), by industry (1987 = 100)
Year Wholesale trade Motor vehicles and parts Furniture and furnishings Lumber and construction supplies Commercial equipment Metals and minerals Appliances and electric goods Hardware and plumbing Machinery and supplies Miscellaneous durable goods Paper and paper products Druggists' goods Apparel and piece goods Grocery and related products Farm product raw materials Chemicals Petroleum Alcoholic beverages Miscellaneous nondurable goods Electronic markets and agents and brokers Retail trade Automobile dealers Other motor vehicle dealers Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores Furniture stores Home furnishings stores Electronics and appliance stores Building material and supplies dealers Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores Grocery stores Specialty food stores Beer, wine and liquor stores Health and personal care stores Gasoline stations Clothing stores Shoe stores Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores Sporting goods and musical instrument stores Book stores and news dealers Department stores Other general merchandise stores Florists Office supplies, stationery and gift stores Used merchandise stores Other miscellaneous store retailers Electronic shopping and mail-order houses Vending machine operators Direct selling establishments

1987

 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

1988

 103.2 108.1 99.3 100.4 107.4 105.0 104.7 99.4 103.5 90.9 98.7 106.5 110.2 101.3 101.4 116.3 99.7 103.3 101.2 106.1 102.1 101.8 102.3 107.2 99.3 100.2 112.5 102.3 105.7 100.0 92.9 101.1 103.9 102.1 101.3 98.8 102.9 103.6 102.6 100.6 101.9 106.5 104.7 105.5 104.1 109.7 95.4 103.0

1989

 104.4 108.1 100.7 96.4 116.5 99.2 110.3 99.5 104.5 92.1 95.8 107.1 111.3 105.3 96.0 112.1 107.3 106.2 97.5 109.0 102.9 105.9 102.2 108.2 109.7 95.5 117.9 102.8 107.0 97.4 90.9 104.0 103.7 103.2 104.3 103.8 103.4 110.9 97.9 99.4 107.7 103.5 111.3 108.1 100.1 116.9 93.7 105.9

1990

 109.3 105.6 112.4 99.1 122.4 101.4 117.7 106.8 110.0 101.4 95.0 115.0 115.0 109.8 97.4 112.6 130.2 111.3 98.3 116.5 103.1 106.4 100.4 109.6 109.6 99.3 124.4 104.9 103.1 96.6 91.6 104.7 108.8 100.8 104.2 107.5 105.6 113.3 100.3 96.4 111.7 95.3 108.6 109.6 109.0 110.9 99.7 104.6

1991

 110.3 102.2 110.6 94.2 134.6 101.7 120.3 105.4 104.0 109.0 98.4 120.8 114.5 114.4 101.1 111.0 129.2 113.1 91.8 120.1 103.5 103.9 103.6 109.0 113.1 99.4 132.1 101.1 108.0 96.8 85.6 107.2 108.7 102.8 108.6 105.4 100.6 121.8 100.8 101.4 118.8 98.0 113.3 109.8 96.6 120.1 98.3 102.1

1992

 118.9 113.3 119.5 101.5 169.4 107.4 131.1 115.0 109.4 121.4 114.0 127.1 111.8 119.7 101.6 117.1 135.0 106.3 89.1 133.6 108.2 113.3 117.6 115.5 118.1 111.5 146.5 106.9 112.6 97.1 81.2 103.2 107.5 105.0 117.6 115.0 98.4 119.1 102.5 105.0 127.6 110.6 121.5 127.3 104.0 128.4 97.0 110.9

1993

 123.2 120.0 126.1 99.1 200.8 107.5 150.0 115.9 116.4 123.8 115.7 123.8 110.2 121.1 99.3 115.3 128.0 105.4 90.9 140.9 111.9 116.8 122.4 119.7 119.1 113.4 164.8 112.3 112.5 96.0 80.8 99.8 108.0 109.5 118.3 121.7 117.8 119.0 103.0 108.6 141.9 117.9 130.3 123.5 111.5 147.8 95.1 113.4

1994

 125.6 128.7 125.8 98.9 216.2 108.9 170.0 123.9 117.4 116.4 118.4 129.1 115.1 118.5 96.4 117.0 122.0 107.8 88.3 143.1 116.8 122.7 130.5 126.1 119.3 123.9 191.0 119.4 117.3 94.9 77.5 102.2 108.4 114.1 123.3 131.0 130.0 124.5 106.8 108.8 150.9 109.5 144.8 128.4 126.7 160.6 94.8 130.2

1995

 129.0 127.5 128.0 93.5 267.2 104.1 196.0 120.4 122.2 111.5 112.5 135.1 106.0 118.3 107.0 110.0 119.3 102.6 90.3 150.0 118.9 120.8 126.1 132.6 120.9 130.7 218.2 119.8 126.0 92.6 74.6 101.2 109.2 118.4 136.2 146.5 145.8 131.8 113.4 107.9 158.6 106.3 149.5 133.2 130.7 185.1 89.7 131.5

1996

 133.5 129.7 128.4 95.6 317.4 102.3 209.4 121.7 128.2 113.8 112.2 141.6 113.5 114.6 109.0 109.7 126.6 102.8 91.7 157.5 123.8 124.3 139.4 136.1 124.3 138.7 231.4 125.1 141.1 91.4 73.1 108.8 115.6 118.3 146.1 159.4 152.9 133.9 114.7 112.9 170.8 124.7 152.8 147.1 143.3 219.0 98.7 144.1

1997

 138.6 136.3 126.1 92.8 363.2 99.8 236.3 123.4 137.2 113.5 117.9 144.5 117.1 115.1 123.0 112.4 118.4 102.0 91.2 158.5 127.0 126.9 143.5 139.9 129.8 140.7 248.6 129.5 151.1 90.7 72.7 107.9 120.4 119.5 148.4 151.9 154.1 140.6 115.2 114.9 182.2 129.1 163.0 155.3 146.9 256.4 104.5 140.9

1998

 143.7 145.0 126.7 98.9 462.8 100.8 252.0 126.6 143.2 113.7 116.5 136.4 122.3 116.3 114.7 110.7 105.1 108.8 94.9 162.7 134.1 135.3 157.1 147.6 135.2 146.6 297.4 140.4 154.3 90.3 73.2 113.8 123.6 126.8 160.9 144.4 167.2 155.8 110.9 115.6 209.0 130.6 181.5 185.7 156.0 310.2 112.3 143.9

1999

 154.7 165.0 130.8 102.7 603.6 94.2 303.5 129.5 141.3 128.0 118.2 136.2 123.6 116.3 123.0 108.9 121.9 108.0 96.3 176.7 143.1 148.1 165.8 150.2 140.6 163.9 361.2 149.5 159.7 92.9 70.3 106.6 126.6 132.5 168.5 157.8 187.8 167.5 112.8 120.1 239.2 149.6 194.0 176.8 152.6 366.0 110.5 146.7

2000

 163.1 161.4 142.2 102.4 686.6 95.5 367.0 128.8 146.0 130.7 120.3 126.8 129.1 117.1 127.6 104.6 161.9 112.0 103.1 192.1 147.6 145.2 164.8 154.2 145.6 170.9 412.6 148.3 156.4 91.7 72.5 118.2 133.1 128.8 180.3 163.9 203.9 181.3 115.0 122.2 269.4 152.6 206.9 183.3 157.4 411.3 116.7 173.8

2001

 165.6 163.3 142.2 111.2 845.6 93.6 356.5 124.1 141.8 133.2 126.2 127.2 137.3 117.7 125.0 104.1 165.7 109.2 101.0 178.1 153.1 148.3 182.0 141.4 155.7 178.7 473.6 152.7 178.7 93.8 79.0 114.3 138.8 135.8 192.2 170.1 191.5 186.1 124.7 119.6 302.2 135.0 216.1 191.4 143.0 461.2 100.1 181.4

2002

 173.3 183.9 149.9 116.8 1,012.2 98.8 379.1 128.4 137.7 143.3 136.1 134.6 143.7 114.5 122.6 109.8 185.4 111.0 98.0 169.5 160.0 149.4 192.9 150.8 164.3 192.6 557.4 157.6 179.3 94.1 75.5 118.5 147.5 149.3 205.3 189.3 181.4 191.6 123.4 118.1 325.8 151.2 230.5 223.8 139.9 548.0 94.9 189.8

2003

 183.0 196.3 162.9 128.7 1,151.2 96.9 398.1 133.4 142.3 139.8 140.2 160.9 151.3 122.5 119.7 114.4 182.9 112.5 95.9 173.4 167.8 153.8 192.2 161.7 167.7 201.7 673.2 164.0 186.7 95.8 79.8 126.7 155.8 145.0 211.1 202.4 204.7 196.9 128.4 123.0 346.1 144.3 250.8 234.7 146.7 649.2 107.1 177.9

2004

 197.2 213.2 174.0 135.8 1,353.0 106.2 465.2 144.0 154.4 162.0 152.5 180.4 160.9 122.8 133.2 115.2 200.8 109.2 103.6 173.5 176.5 160.8 205.0 155.4 181.3 221.0 763.3 172.9 207.6 101.0 85.4 154.2 162.4 148.1 210.5 185.7 228.8 227.7 144.1 126.6 350.8 141.4 280.6 235.9 142.0 739.2 116.9 180.3

2005

 202.9 226.0 174.0 141.6 1,521.0 105.8 488.8 147.2 166.0 161.4 160.7 204.0 175.4 122.8 128.1 110.6 193.5 109.8 108.1 160.1 180.7 160.1 191.7 161.8 183.5 225.0 842.8 173.2 189.1 105.2 86.9 154.6 161.6 151.0 226.1 198.4 218.5 250.7 149.7 129.0 364.7 160.9 294.9 239.1 145.9 793.9 110.9 166.5

2006

 207.3 250.1 180.4 139.8 1,628.6 99.2 523.7 154.5 169.4 150.3 155.2 216.8 178.5 123.3 134.3 107.4 186.3 114.7 102.5 173.4 187.6 163.1 202.4 161.0 191.9 227.5 937.2 175.0 190.8 106.1 96.3 157.5 167.7 149.7 249.7 221.3 231.6 267.0 141.3 131.5 374.3 187.8 330.6 253.8 160.9 973.1 120.6 178.9

2007

 209.8 250.2 172.8 139.6 1,831.2 92.4 549.2 154.1 162.5 145.2 158.0 218.2 183.9 125.0 138.5 110.8 181.5 116.3 96.2 177.6 191.7 166.1 201.5 157.1 195.3 245.1 1,036.7 173.6 215.2 107.5 99.0 169.6 165.5 154.7 270.3 214.4 252.7 256.2 134.7 123.1 394.6 163.3 348.7 276.5 164.5 1,074.9 112.0 183.7

2008

 203.2 213.4 144.7 139.1 1,951.4 86.1 552.3 146.9 166.0 141.8 137.8 217.1 179.7 119.3 143.1 109.6 173.6 111.2 92.8 177.3 187.5 151.1 190.4 150.0 190.8 251.5 1,202.9 169.1 236.1 104.5 94.1 155.9 165.9 154.2 290.5 216.1 227.7 258.0 135.7 118.5 392.5 175.4 341.2 306.3 148.2 1,038.2 121.1 190.9

2009

 196.7 183.2 145.3 130.6 1,989.4 80.2 558.0 134.7 137.7 130.7 133.3 219.0 175.8 122.9 146.1 93.6 184.7 111.7 95.4 161.3 188.5 149.0 177.3 144.5 194.0 262.8 1,324.2 159.6 219.7 106.1 97.2 156.8 170.6 159.9 288.0 201.0 212.0 278.1 142.0 116.1 406.3 187.7 351.2 273.9 129.2 1,074.9 103.7 196.4

2010

 210.6 230.0 155.2 135.0 2,237.4 87.5 656.9 147.7 152.6 136.4 134.4 219.4 183.4 123.8 143.5 107.9 180.0 103.7 97.5 172.2 193.1 159.3 181.3 142.4 200.5 273.5 1,395.1 165.0 241.5 107.4 96.0 173.2 170.4 158.7 303.1 214.2 228.7 288.4 156.9 110.7 408.0 201.6 371.6 294.7 128.8 1,160.3 103.4 183.9

2011

 210.3 240.2 163.8 137.2 2,253.9 88.3 695.5 151.9 166.5 136.2 128.0 207.8 175.5 119.8 107.2 104.3 172.3 101.1 99.4 176.0 194.4 158.1 178.0 142.8 212.3 299.1 1,422.8 168.0 235.4 107.8 100.0 174.2 170.2 152.5 298.1 226.3 221.9 290.3 160.3 104.4 403.9 214.4 392.7 322.9 139.1 1,255.5 104.9 192.6

2012

 214.4 269.1 168.6 139.3 2,295.2 92.9 732.6 160.7 170.5 129.5 122.3 189.2 177.5 121.9 108.5 99.4 177.7 101.3 99.7 182.6 198.8 161.9 186.5 138.2 226.6 311.5 1,543.9 172.6 251.4 105.8 99.1 167.4 168.0 153.0 288.7 243.6 230.9 303.4 164.4 109.3 414.4 192.6 375.8 302.5 135.6 1,310.2 115.8 189.2

2013

 219.4 271.5 168.5 131.1 2,394.3 92.2 797.5 158.0 169.7 133.9 122.8 182.7 176.0 123.9 135.6 105.9 176.9 98.4 101.7 196.5 207.2 175.0 200.2 136.2 239.5 322.4 1,694.4 179.6 248.3 106.9 104.0 166.7 165.5 151.9 318.3 241.3 244.3 303.2 163.1 119.5 421.3 198.8 387.6 329.4 136.0 1,313.8 108.5 197.9

2014

 223.6 275.3 170.8 131.2 2,414.8 92.5 776.7 163.2 172.8 134.4 129.0 181.8 183.6 126.6 142.0 110.1 179.0 98.6 99.5 209.8 210.8 180.5 204.2 133.4 244.9 316.1 1,729.9 187.3 238.1 105.5 102.2 175.3 168.0 152.7 336.0 222.4 240.2 301.7 146.8 121.0 433.3 177.2 404.8 335.4 135.9 1,305.4 107.3 192.3

2015

 227.5 277.3 166.0 126.9 2,468.4 90.1 788.8 167.0 161.5 130.8 137.8 179.2 180.0 132.2 144.1 108.4 188.8 104.3 108.9 214.8 217.6 186.6 190.0 140.6 247.9 312.5 1,765.4 197.1 239.4 106.2 107.1 189.6 166.0 155.9 353.9 216.3 264.7 308.6 145.3 122.1 441.1 189.0 413.9 324.8 131.0 1,348.9 126.4 210.9

2016

 228.4 271.0 172.3 125.3 2,558.4 88.6 766.7 164.8 160.3 129.6 143.8 175.5 175.3 134.6 162.1 112.5 210.8 105.9 104.2 218.5 227.3 193.1 207.7 141.8 264.3 331.9 1,863.7 205.9 244.1 112.3 115.0 179.5 161.0 165.2 362.8 224.5 262.8 320.3 138.7 121.4 445.8 217.6 475.6 331.3 133.3 1,467.0 130.8 196.0

2017

 231.8 264.3 180.1 121.0 2,708.0 92.1 794.7 164.5 169.1 135.6 146.4 168.6 177.5 135.2 154.3 116.5 209.3 107.9 112.5 222.1 231.5 199.7 217.8 141.3 272.2 360.1 2,045.1 204.5 247.0 114.0 113.5 188.8 155.1 160.9 352.1 244.0 249.3 327.8 130.9 117.9 434.7 219.2 506.6 347.4 137.7 1,594.9 117.1 204.4

2018

 236.5 276.5 167.2 123.9 2,914.1 92.8 805.8 163.4 178.1 141.8 138.5 167.2 177.6 137.6 159.1 113.5 206.1 106.9 115.1 229.5 238.5 202.5 208.2 145.1 277.3 381.3 2,206.1 206.6 251.3 118.0 107.9 186.4 160.3 155.3 359.5 240.7 263.2 344.9 159.1 117.1 442.3 234.9 539.9 389.9 133.2 1,812.9 125.3 224.0

2019

 236.4 271.4 169.3 123.7 3,006.0 91.3 773.9 161.0 172.3 141.0 139.3 171.0 174.3 136.7 147.4 108.6 219.4 111.0 112.2 237.2 250.0 205.6 198.2 142.4 285.4 409.0 2,426.9 203.2 266.6 120.1 122.7 180.3 166.3 155.4 392.6 235.6 283.6 371.7 153.9 125.5 474.3 235.9 535.5 396.5 133.0 1,965.0 125.5 238.5

2020

 245.0 277.6 176.9 121.4 3,048.4 87.3 822.3 172.5 176.5 149.5 163.9 193.3 173.5 144.6 154.2 111.1 236.9 126.9 118.0 226.0 269.2 222.6 249.5 145.0 305.6 402.4 2,377.1 198.5 296.0 129.3 133.7 213.3 188.2 147.6 375.8 264.1 384.0 431.0 243.3 122.1 476.8 294.5 533.8 410.0 151.3 2,219.3 159.0 262.2