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Table 2. Multifactor productivity measures for manufacturing industries in selected periods, 1987-2019 Average annual growth 1987- 1987- 1990- 2000- 2007- 2018- 2019 1990 2000 2007 2019 2019 Manufacturing 0.7 0.4 1.5 1.7 -0.3 -1.6 Nondurable -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.6 -0.7 -1.8 manufacturing Food, beverage, and -0.2 -0.4 -0.3 0.7 -0.6 -0.8 tobacco products Textile mills and 0.5 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.0 -1.9 textile product mills Apparel, leather, and -0.3 0.8 -0.4 -1.4 0.1 -4.1 allied products Paper products 0.1 -0.7 0.1 0.8 -0.2 -1.9 Printing and related 0.5 0.3 -0.3 2.5 0.2 -2.7 support activities Petroleum and coal 0.7 -0.8 2.5 -0.1 0.2 2.6 products Chemical products -0.8 -0.6 -0.5 0.9 -2.1 -5.2 Plastics and rubber 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.5 -0.2 -2.1 products Durable manufacturing 1.4 0.9 2.2 2.5 0.2 -1.3 Wood products -0.2 0.1 -1.7 0.9 0.3 0.1 Nonmetallic mineral 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 -0.7 products Primary metals 0.6 -0.4 0.9 0.6 0.7 4.1 Fabricated metal -0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.6 -0.6 -1.6 products Machinery -0.1 1.6 -1.2 1.6 -0.4 -1.9 Computer and 6.0 4.7 10.7 6.5 2.3 -0.3 electronic products Electrical equipment, 0.2 0.1 -0.5 1.5 0.0 -1.2 appliances, and components Motor vehicles, 0.2 -1.0 0.2 1.9 -0.6 -3.0 bodies and trailers, and parts Other transportation -0.2 -2.0 -1.0 1.4 0.0 -1.0 equipment Furniture and related -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -4.3 products Miscellaneous 0.9 3.9 0.3 1.5 0.2 -0.6 manufacturing Source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) develops productivity measures using output data published by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and modified by BLS. Compensation and hours data are from the BLS. Capital measures are based on data supplied by the BEA, U.S. Department of Commerce. See also Technical Notes in this release.