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PC productivity insights

This productivity insights research was released on 17 June 2021. The 2021 productivity insights unpacks and analyses the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) productivity statistics, and details and comments on trends and new developments underlying Australia's recent productivity performance.

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Multifactor productivity performance

Multifactor productivity 2019-20 -0.68%

Five year average +0.12%

Labour productivity performance

Labour productivity 2019-20 0.56%

Five year average 0.83%

Sources: Estimates based on: ABS (2020, Australian System of National Accounts, 2019-20, Cat. no. 5204.0, tables 1, 5, 15, 46 and 58); ABS (2020, Estimates of Industry Multifactor Productivity, 2019-20, Cat. no. 5260.0.55.002, tables 1, 6 and 14); ABS (Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly, Cat. no. 6291.0.55.003, Apr 2021, table 11); and ABS (unpublished data).