Revisions to the Quarterly Labour Productivity Estimates
Canadian Productivity Review Research Paper No. 12
59 Pages Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Date Written: October 18, 2007
Abstract
This paper examines the various products associated with the quarterly labour productivity program. It outlines the nature of the volatility in the very short-run estimates and examines properties of the revisions made to the estimates of Canadian labour productivity and its components (gross domestic product and hours worked) since the inception of the program in 2001.
Keywords: Revisions analysis, volatility, labour productivity
JEL Classification: D24, J24, O47, R3
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