This dataset includes comparable rates of change of Multi-factor Productivity for the total economy, computed as the difference between the rate of change of output and the rate of change of total inputs; shares of compensation of labour input and of capital inputs in total costs for the total economy measured at current prices (compensation of labour input corresponds to the compensation of employees and self-employed persons and compensation of capital input is the value of capital services); and total inputs calculated as volume indices of combined labour and capital inputs for the total economy. The indices have been constructed as weighted averages of the rate of change of total hours worked and the rate of change of capital services. Thus, the core variables used this table in order to assess productivity are growth of capital input, growth of labour input, growth of multifactor productivity, growth of GDP, and share of labour costs which are all measured in percentages. Data are presented from 1985 to 2011

Note to users: At the beginning of 2012, GDP per hour worked was significantly revised for a large number of OECD countries. Revisions are mainly due to the implementation of the classification NACE Rev.2 by European countries into their national accounts, the change of reference year in some OECD member countries, along with the possible implementation of other methodological changes.
These changes can impact on output and/or labour input at the whole economy level, and can also have an effect on the growth in Multi-factor productivity (see MFP dataset under Productivity theme); therefore, care should be taken when using the productivity estimates hereafter. Labour productivity is defined as GDP per hour worked.

Underlying series of Gross Domestic Product refer to GDP in national currency, at constant prices, OECD base year 2005 for each country; and to GDP, in US dollars, at constant prices, constant PPPs, OECD base year 2005 for country groups / zones.

Labour input is defined as total hours worked by all persons engaged. The data are derived as average hours worked (from the OECD Employment Outlook, OECD Annual National Accounts, OECD Labour Force Statistics and national sources) multiplied by the corresponding and consistent measure of employment for each particular country.

The measures of labour productivity are presented as indices and as rates of change (see graphic hereafter on LP growth per country).

Main data sources used are: OECD Annual National Accounts, OECD Employment Outlook, OECD Labour Force Statistics and some national sources.

Underlying sources used for estimating employment and hours worked data are summarized in the document below.

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