August 31, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Productivity in wholesale trade, retail trade, and food services and drinking places, 2010

Percent change in output per hour, trade and food services and drinking places industries, 2010-2011
Industry	NAICS code	Percent change, 2010-2011
Industry	NAICS code	Output per hour	Output	Hours
Wholesale trade	42	1.9	4.8	2.9

Durable goods	423	6.3	9.1	2.6
Motor vehicles and parts	4231	6.7	11.4	4.5
Furniture and furnishings	4232	2.1	-4.2	-6.2
Lumber and construction supplies	4233	5.5	4.5	-1.0
Commercial equipment	4234	4.1	7.5	3.3
Metals and minerals	4235	-1.9	5.2	7.2
Electric goods	4236	5.6	7.3	1.5
Hardware and plumbing	4237	2.9	4.3	1.4
Machinery and supplies	4238	13.5	15.3	1.6
Miscellaneous durable goods	4239	3.2	10.3	6.9

Nondurable goods	424	-1.1	0.5	1.6
Paper and paper products	4241	-3.1	-2.1	1.1
Druggists' goods	4242	6.6	6.7	0.0
Apparel and piece goods	4243	-5.3	-3.4	2.1
Grocery and related products	4244	-0.1	3.2	3.4
Farm product raw materials	4245	-18.3	-16.0	2.8
Chemicals	4246	-0.4	2.4	2.8
Petroleum	4247	-0.4	-0.2	0.2
Alcoholic beverages	4248	-2.6	1.7	4.4
Miscellaneous nondurable goods	4249	-1.8	-5.0	-3.2

Electronic markets and agents and brokers	425	-0.6	6.5	7.1
Electronic markets and agents and brokers	4251	-0.6	6.5	7.1

Retail trade	44-45	2.2	3.7	1.5

Motor vehicle and parts dealers	441	2.1	7.0	4.8
Automobile dealers	4411	1.0	8.2	7.1
Other motor vehicle dealers	4412	-0.2	0.7	0.8
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	4413	0.1	1.3	1.2

Furniture and home furnishings stores	442	5.9	3.2	-2.5
Furniture stores	4421	5.1	2.9	-2.1
Home furnishings stores	4422	6.8	3.5	-3.1

Electronics and appliance stores	443	2.8	8.9	6.0
Electronics and appliance stores	4431	2.8	8.9	6.0

Building material and garden supply stores	444	3.3	3.1	-0.1
Building material and supplies dealers	4441	3.0	2.0	-1.0
Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores	4442	3.5	10.0	6.3

Food and beverage stores	445	1.0	1.3	0.3
Grocery stores	4451	0.6	1.3	0.7
Specialty food stores	4452	0.8	-3.3	-4.1
Beer, wine and liquor stores	4453	2.4	4.1	1.6

Health and personal care stores	446	0.0	1.5	1.5
Health and personal care stores	4461	0.0	1.5	1.5

Gasoline stations	447	-3.7	-3.1	0.7
Gasoline stations	4471	-3.7	-3.1	0.7

Clothing and clothing accessories stores	448	-0.3	3.7	4.1
Clothing stores	4481	-0.7	4.1	4.8
Shoe stores	4482	4.3	3.5	-0.8
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores	4483	-3.1	2.1	5.3

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	451	6.5	5.5	-1.0
Sporting goods and musical instrument stores	4511	4.7	7.4	2.5
Book, periodical, and music stores	4512	13.4	-0.7	-12.5

General merchandise stores	452	-1.5	2.1	3.6
Department stores	4521	-5.4	-0.9	4.8
Other general merchandise stores	4529	0.8	3.4	2.6

Miscellaneous store retailers	453	10.7	5.9	-4.4
Florists	4531	20.6	7.6	-10.8
Office supplies, stationery and gift stores	4532	9.3	3.9	-4.9
Used merchandise stores	4533	14.2	14.5	0.2
Other miscellaneous store retailers	4539	10.5	5.3	-4.7

Nonstore retailers	454	16.9	13.2	-3.2
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	4541	14.6	15.9	1.1
Vending machine operators	4542	18.7	10.7	-6.8
Direct selling establishments	4543	13.8	4.3	-8.4

Food services and drinking places	722	0.0	3.4	3.4
Full-service restaurants	7221	1.9	5.4	3.4
Limited-service eating places	7222	-2.3	2.5	4.9
Special food services	7223	2.0	0.4	-1.5
Drinking places, alcoholic beverages	7224	1.8	-0.7	-2.5

These data are featured in the TED article, Productivity in wholesale trade, retail trade, and food services and drinking places, 2011.

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