Labour productivity of Canadian businesses increased 0.3% in the third quarter of 2018, easing from a 0.7% gain in the second quarter but slightly higher than market expectations of 0.2%. This slower growth in productivity reflected the slowdown in business output, while hours worked rose after posting no change in the previous quarter. The real GDP of business rose 0.5% in Q3, after increasing 0.7% in Q2. Productivity growth slowed for both goods-producing businesses (0.3% from 1.2%) and service-producing businesses (0.2% from 0.6%). Hours worked in the business sector edged up 0.2% in the third quarter, following no change in the previous period. The 0.5% increase in hours worked in service-producing businesses more than offset the 0.5% decline in goods-producing businesses. Productivity in Canada averaged 87.49 Index Points from 1981 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 105.70 Index Points in the third quarter of 2018 and a record low of 67.65 Index Points in the third quarter of 1981.

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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2019-03-07 01:30 PM Labor Productivity QoQ 0.3%
2019-06-05 12:30 PM Labor Productivity QoQ
2019-09-05 12:30 PM Labor Productivity QoQ


Canada Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 5.60 5.80 13.10 2.90 percent [+]
Employed Persons 18799.10 18705.00 18799.10 9636.70 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 1124.80 1141.70 1748.90 691.50 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment 4.10 -22.60 136.30 -137.00 Thousand [+]
Full Time Employment 89.90 33.90 148.40 -145.10 Thousand [+]
Employment Change 94.10 11.20 94.10 -124.80 Thousand [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 65.40 65.20 67.70 61.40 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 10.80 11.00 20.70 10.30 percent [+]
Productivity 105.70 105.43 105.70 67.65 Index Points [+]
Labour Costs 105.63 116.80 117.22 49.37 Index Points [+]
Wages 25.24 24.87 25.24 13.73 CAD/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 25.29 25.06 26.30 14.96 CAD/Hour [+]
Minimum Wages 14.00 11.40 14.00 1.00 CAD/Hour [+]
Population 36.96 36.89 36.96 17.91 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 [+]
Non Farm Payrolls 16658.00 16633.00 16658.00 10863.80 Thousand [+]
Job Vacancies 547300.00 462280.00 547300.00 329710.00 [+]
Living Wage Family 2580.00 2640.00 2640.00 2440.00 CAD/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1930.00 1960.00 1960.00 1790.00 CAD/Month [+]
Adp Employment Change -23.00 28.80 59.00 -23.00 Thousand [+]
Employment Rate 61.70 61.50 63.70 56.00 percent [+]


Canada Productivity

In Canada, Productivity is the real value of output produced by a unit of labor during a certain time. This page provides - Canada Productivity - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Canada Productivity - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on December of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
105.70 105.43 105.70 67.65 1981 - 2018 Index Points Quarterly
SA, 2012=100




Country Last Previous
Australia 100.70 Sep/18
Brazil 119.16 Oct/18
Canada 105.70 Sep/18
Euro Area 105.30 Sep/18
France 118.72 Sep/18
Germany 101.20 Sep/18
Italy 104.90 Dec/17
Japan 102.10 Sep/18
Mexico 107.00 Sep/18
Netherlands 33.88 Sep/18
Russia 1.50 Dec/17
Singapore 108.30 Sep/18
South Korea 109.20 Jun/18
Spain 111.70 Sep/18
Switzerland 104.72 Jun/18
United Kingdom 101.20 Sep/18
United States 105.69 Sep/18


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