BTS | Table 4 - Multifactor Productivity in Trucking

Table 4
Multifactor Productivity in Trucking

(Tornqvist methodology with land input)

Year	Combined			MFP Growth (percentage)	Time Period	Growth of MFP (annual percentage)
Year	Output Index	Input Index	Multifactor Productivity	MFP Growth (percentage)	Time Period	Growth of MFP (annual percentage)
1987	48.7	55.8	87.3
1988	54.7	58.2	94.0	7.7
1989	57.4	60.4	95.0	1.0
1990	60.7	63.3	95.8	0.9	1987-1990	3.2
1991	61.9	62.0	99.8	4.1
1992	67.0	64.7	103.6	3.8
1993	69.7	66.8	104.4	0.8
1994	76.2	72.7	104.9	0.4
1995	78.3	76.4	102.5	-2.3	1987-1995	2.0
1996	82.5	80.4	102.6	0.1
1997	86.3	84.3	102.4	-0.2
1998	92.6	90.9	101.9	-0.5
1999	97.5	96.9	100.6	-1.3
2000	100.0	100.0	100.0	-0.6
2001	93.8	96.2	97.5	-2.5
2002	92.2	93.3	98.9	1.4	1995-2003	-0.4
2003	86.7	87.1	99.6	0.7	2001-2003	1.1

SOURCES: Data for output.labor, and intermediate inputs were obtained from BEA Industry Accounts at: http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn2/gdpbyind_data.htm. Data for fixed assets, from Fixed Assets Account at: http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn/FA2004/Details/Index.html. The BTS calculations are described in the text.