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Industry Productivity Measures: Overview

Industry Productivity Studies (IPS) is a BLS program that produces measures of productivity for detailed U.S. industries. IPS compiles and analyzes a wide array of data produced by both government statistical agencies and nongovernmental organizations to measure productivity.

Quick Facts: Industry Productivity Measures
Subject areas	Productivity
Key measures	Industry productivity, Labor productivity, Unit labor costs, Industry multifactor productivity
How the data are obtained	Estimated from multiple data sources
Classification system	Industry
Periodicity of data availability	Annual
Geographic detail	National
Scope	Private sector
Key products	Productivity and Costs by Industry: Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, and Food Services and Drinking Places Industries Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing Industries Productivity and Costs by Industry: Manufacturing and Mining Industries Multifactor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries
Program webpage	www.bls.gov/lpc www.bls.gov/mfp

Last Modified Date: August 08, 2017