Table 3. Compound average annual rates of growth in the multifactor productivity measures for manufacturing industries in selected periods, 1987-2006
Table 3. Compound average annual rates of growth in the multifactor productivity measures for manufacturing industries in selected periods, 1987-2006 Average annual percent Industry 1987- 1987- 1990- 1995- 2000- 2005- 2006 1990 1995 2000 2006 2006 Manufacturing 1.4 0.2 1.2 2.0 1.6 1.6 Nondurable 0.2 -0.6 0.7 -0.3 0.6 -0.2 manufacturing Food, beverage, -0.3 -1.7 1.5 -1.9 0.3 -0.5 and tobacco products Textile mills 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.3 0.8 -2.6 and textile product mills Apparel, leather, 1.6 0.1 2.8 0.6 2.0 2.1 and allied products Paper products 0.3 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 1.1 -1.2 Printing and 0.4 0.6 -0.3 0.3 1.1 0.6 related support activities Petroleum and coal 0.0 -0.1 0.6 0.2 -0.6 0.7 products Chemical products -0.1 -1.0 -0.8 0.0 1.0 0.4 Plastics and rubber 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.2 0.4 -1.9 products Durable manufacturing 2.3 0.9 1.6 3.6 2.4 3.2 Wood products 0.3 1.0 -1.2 0.1 1.2 3.0 Nonmetallic mineral 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.8 -0.1 -3.1 products Primary metals 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 -0.5 Fabricated metal 0.5 -0.1 1.0 0.1 0.7 1.8 products Machinery 0.0 1.0 -1.7 -0.7 1.7 2.0 Computer and 9.6 5.6 9.6 15.9 6.7 7.6 electronic products Electrical -1.0 -2.2 -2.0 -1.1 0.7 -0.7 equipment, appliances, and components Transportation 0.4 -1.7 -0.3 0.3 2.0 4.0 equipment Furniture and 0.3 -0.8 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.1 related products Miscellaneous 1.4 2.4 0.3 1.7 1.6 0.7 manufacturing Note: Multifactor productivity measures by industry do not sum up to aggregate manufacturing measures because industry measures excluded transactions only within the specific industry while the aggregate manufacturing measures also exclude transactions between all manufacturing industries.
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