Revisions to the Quarterly Labour Productivity Estimates

Canadian Productivity Review Research Paper No. 12

59 Pages Posted: 17 Nov 2009

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John R. Baldwin

Statistics Canada - Microeconomic Analysis Division

Nataliya Rylska

Statistics Canada

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

Suggested Citation

Baldwin, John R. and Rylska, Nataliya, Revisions to the Quarterly Labour Productivity Estimates (October 18, 2007). Canadian Productivity Review Research Paper No. 12, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1507827 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1507827

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Nataliya Rylska

Statistics Canada ( email )

Ottawa, Ontario
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