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Multifactor productivity in private nonfarm business, 2009
Output per hour of all persons, multifactor productivity, and output per unit of capital services, private nonfarm business sector, 1988-2009 (annual percent change from previous year)
| Year |
Annual percent change from previous year |
| Output per hour of all persons |
Output per unit of capital services |
Multifactor productivity |
1988 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1989 |
0.8 |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
1990 |
1.9 |
-1.7 |
0.4 |
1991 |
1.7 |
-3.6 |
-1.0 |
1992 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
1993 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1994 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1995 |
0.5 |
-1.1 |
0.0 |
1996 |
2.6 |
-0.3 |
1.4 |
1997 |
1.5 |
-0.4 |
0.6 |
1998 |
2.9 |
-1.2 |
1.5 |
1999 |
3.3 |
-1.1 |
1.7 |
2000 |
3.4 |
-1.9 |
1.6 |
2001 |
3.1 |
-3.7 |
0.7 |
2002 |
4.7 |
-1.4 |
2.4 |
2003 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2004 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
2005 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2006 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
2007 |
1.7 |
-0.7 |
0.4 |
2008 |
1.1 |
-3.8 |
-1.0 |
2009 |
3.7 |
-4.7 |
0.1 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Multifactor productivity in private nonfarm business, 2009.
Labor input, capital services, and combined units of labor input and capital services, private nonfarm business sector, 1988-2009 (annual percent change from previous year)
| Year |
Annual percent change from previous year |
| Labor input |
Capital services |
Combined units
of labor input and capital services |
1988 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
1989 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
1990 |
0.1 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
1991 |
-1.1 |
2.9 |
0.1 |
1992 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
1993 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
1994 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
1995 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
3.2 |
1996 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
3.0 |
1997 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
4.5 |
1998 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
3.6 |
1999 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
3.9 |
2000 |
1.2 |
6.5 |
2.8 |
2001 |
-1.6 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
2002 |
-2.0 |
3.4 |
-0.4 |
2003 |
-0.4 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
2004 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
2005 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2006 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2007 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
2008 |
-1.5 |
2.8 |
-0.1 |
2009 |
-6.3 |
1.1 |
-3.8 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Multifactor productivity in private nonfarm business, 2009.
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