Productivity by Industry, 1992 — 1993-11-23

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported on productivity movements in 1992 for a number of industries. Productivity--as measured by output per employee hour--increased in 70 of 87 industries for which 1992 data are available (table 1). By contrast, in 1991 productivity increased in 51 of these same 87 industries. Of the 70 industries which experienced productivity advances, 58 had increased output in 1992. In the other 12 industries, productivity grew although output declined or was unchanged. Overall, output increased in 64 of the 87 selected industries for which 1992 data are available; in 1991, output had increased in only 28 of these industries. Within the manufacturing sector, 48 of the 59 industries for which 1992 data are available experienced productivity increases. In 1991, 32 of the same 59 manufacturing industries had productivity increases.