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Table 4. Contributions to labor productivity

Table 4. Contributions to labor productivity
Industry 2017
NAICS
code
Annual percent change, 1987-2021
Labor
productivity
Contribution of
capital intensity
Contribution of
intermediate inputs intensity
Total factor
productivity

Manufacturing

Animal food

3111

1.3 0.3 0.9 0.1

Grain and oilseed milling

3112

1.7 0.2 1.2 0.3

Sugar and confectionery products

3113

0.9 0.3 0.4 0.2

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty

3114

0.8 0.2 0.2 0.3

Dairy products

3115

1.2 0.2 0.7 0.3

Animal slaughtering and processing

3116

0.4 0.1 -0.2 0.5

Seafood product preparation and packaging

3117

0.8 0.2 0.2 0.5

Bakeries and tortilla products

3118

0.2 0.1 0.5 -0.4

Other food products

3119

-0.1 -0.3 -0.2 0.4

Beverages

3121

0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.6

Tobacco

3122

2.5 2.2 0.7 -0.4

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

3131

1.3 0.0 0.5 0.8

Fabric mills

3132

2.4 0.4 1.1 1.0

Textile and fabric finishing mills

3133

0.9 0.2 0.8 -0.1

Textile furnishings mills

3141

0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.1

Other textile product mills

3149

1.3 0.2 0.8 0.4

Apparel knitting mills

3151

0.2 0.6 0.1 -0.4

Cut and sew apparel

3152

0.6 0.8 0.6 -0.9

Accessories and other apparel

3159

-2.5 0.1 -0.8 -1.8

Leather and hide tanning and finishing

3161

1.3 0.2 -0.2 1.4

Footwear

3162

1.3 0.4 1.3 -0.5

Other leather products

3169

0.9 0.4 0.6 -0.1

Sawmills and wood preservation

3211

1.6 -0.1 0.7 1.0

Plywood and engineered wood products

3212

0.3 -0.2 0.5 -0.1

Other wood products

3219

0.9 0.1 0.9 -0.1

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

3221

1.9 0.4 0.8 0.7

Converted paper products

3222

0.7 0.3 0.4 0.0

Printing and related support activities

3231

1.1 0.3 0.6 0.2

Petroleum and coal products

3241

1.9 0.2 1.4 0.2

Basic chemicals

3251

2.1 0.5 1.3 0.3

Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers

3252

1.4 0.4 0.9 0.1

Agricultural chemicals

3253

1.6 0.4 0.1 1.1

Pharmaceuticals and medicines

3254

-0.8 0.6 -0.1 -1.3

Paints, coatings, and adhesives

3255

0.6 0.1 0.6 -0.1

Soaps, cleaning compounds, and toiletries

3256

0.8 0.5 0.1 0.2

Other chemical products and preparations

3259

2.0 0.5 1.0 0.4

Plastics products

3261

1.2 0.3 0.5 0.4

Rubber products

3262

1.7 0.2 0.8 0.8

Clay products and refractories

3271

1.3 0.2 0.7 0.3

Glass and glass products

3272

1.4 0.3 0.7 0.4

Cement and concrete products

3273

0.2 0.0 0.2 -0.1

Lime and gypsum products

3274

1.0 0.5 1.2 -0.6

Other nonmetallic mineral products

3279

1.1 -0.1 0.4 0.7

Iron and steel mills and ferroalloys

3311

2.2 0.0 1.5 0.7

Steel products from purchased steel

3312

0.5 -0.2 0.5 0.1

Alumina and aluminum production

3313

1.4 0.1 0.3 1.0

Other nonferrous metal production

3314

1.4 0.3 0.2 0.9

Foundries

3315

1.3 0.2 0.7 0.4

Forging and stamping

3321

1.7 0.2 0.8 0.7

Cutlery and handtools

3322

1.0 0.2 0.4 0.4

Architectural and structural metals

3323

0.5 0.0 0.5 -0.1

Boilers, tanks, and shipping containers

3324

0.8 0.1 0.4 0.4

Hardware

3325

0.7 0.3 0.8 -0.4

Spring and wire products

3326

1.6 0.3 0.8 0.5

Machine shops and threaded products

3327

1.7 0.2 0.6 0.9

Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals

3328

2.0 0.1 0.7 1.2

Other fabricated metal products

3329

0.5 0.2 0.6 -0.3

Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery

3331

1.7 0.1 1.4 0.2

Industrial machinery

3332

1.0 0.1 0.5 0.5

Commercial and service industry machinery

3333

1.4 0.2 1.2 0.0

HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment

3334

0.8 0.1 0.3 0.4

Metalworking machinery

3335

2.0 0.1 0.8 1.1

Turbine and power transmission equipment

3336

1.2 0.2 0.9 0.1

Other general purpose machinery

3339

1.5 0.1 1.2 0.2

Computer and peripheral equipment

3341

12.9 1.1 1.8 9.6

Communications equipment

3342

4.7 0.7 1.9 2.1

Audio and video equipment

3343

2.9 0.0 0.3 2.6

Semiconductors and electronic components

3344

11.4 1.7 1.0 8.4

Electronic instruments

3345

2.6 0.4 1.7 0.5

Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing

3346

-0.3 0.3 -1.1 0.5

Electric lighting equipment

3351

1.7 0.4 0.6 0.7

Household appliances

3352

2.7 0.2 0.7 1.9

Electrical equipment

3353

1.5 0.2 0.9 0.5

Other electrical equipment and components

3359

1.0 0.1 0.3 0.6

Motor vehicles

3361

2.1 0.3 1.6 0.2

Motor vehicle bodies and trailers

3362

1.5 0.1 1.4 0.0

Motor vehicle parts

3363

2.4 0.0 0.7 1.6

Aerospace products and parts

3364

1.2 0.4 1.2 -0.4

Railroad rolling stock

3365

2.0 0.1 1.1 0.8

Ship and boat building

3366

1.8 0.1 1.1 0.5

Other transportation equipment

3369

2.8 0.4 0.9 1.6

Household and institutional furniture

3371

0.9 0.2 0.3 0.4

Office furniture and fixtures

3372

0.9 0.4 0.4 0.1

Other furniture related products

3379

1.5 0.1 1.0 0.4

Medical equipment and supplies

3391

2.0 0.8 0.7 0.5

Other miscellaneous manufacturing

3399

1.1 0.2 0.3 0.6

Transportation

Air transportation

481

1.8 0.7 0.6 0.4

Line-haul railroads

482111

3.5 0.9 1.1 1.5
Last Modified Date: August 31, 2023