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Productivity Trends in Natural Resources Industries in Canada

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    The objective of this report is to provide an overview of the evolution of productivity in the natural resources industries in Canada over the last 40 years. This report presents data and discusses trends in labour and total factor productivity for natural resources industries in Canada over the 1961-2000 period. It also examines the major determinants of these trends. Industries covered by the report are: the energy industries, including crude petroleum and natural gas extraction, refined petroleum and coal products, pipeline transport, and gas distribution systems; forest sector industries, including forestry and logging, wood products and paper products; mining; and manufacturing industries involved with the processing of mineral products, including primary metals, non-metallic mineral products, metal fabrication, and motor vehicle parts. The key conclusion of the report is that most natural resources industries have outperformed the all-industries average in terms of both labour productivity and total factor productivity since 1961.

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    Paper provided by Centre for the Study of Living Standards in its series CSLS Research Reports with number 2003-01.

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    Date of creation: Feb 2003
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    Keywords: Forestry; Mining; Electricity; Oil and Gas; Oil; Gas; Energy; Paper Products; Wood Products; Coal Mining; Gold Mining; Diamond Mining; Forest Products; Productivity; Productivity Growth; Labour Productivity; Total Factor Productivity; Multifactor Productivity; Natural Resources; Natural Resource Industries; Primary Industries; Human Capital; Capital Intensity; Economies of Scale; Foreign Direct Investment;

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    1. Jeffrey I. Bernstein & Richard G. Harris & Andrew Sharpe, 2002. "The Widening Canada-US Productivity Gap in Manufaturing," International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, vol. 5, pages 3-22, Fall.
    2. Nancy Olewiler, 2002. "Natural Capital, Sustainability and Productivity: An Exploration of the Linkages," The Review of Economic Performance and Social Progress, in: Andrew Sharpe, Executive Director & France St-Hilaire, Vice-President , Research & Keith Banting, Di (ed.), The Review of Economic Performance and Social Progress 2002: Towards a Social Understanding of Productivity, volume 2 Centre for the Study of Living Standards & The Institutute for Research on Public Policy.
    3. Andrew Sharpe, 2002. "Raising Canadian Living Standards: A Framework for Analysis," International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, vol. 5, pages 23-40, Fall.
    4. Andrew Sharpe, 2002. "Productivity Concepts, Trends And Prospects: An Overview," The Review of Economic Performance and Social Progress, in: Andrew Sharpe, Executive Director & France St-Hilaire, Vice-President , Research & Keith Banting, Di (ed.), The Review of Economic Performance and Social Progress 2002: Towards a Social Understanding of Productivity, volume 2 Centre for the Study of Living Standards & The Institutute for Research on Public Policy.
    5. Baldwin, John R. Jarmin , Ron S. Tang, Jianmin, 2002. "The Trend to Smaller Producers in Manufacturing: A Canada/U.S. Comparison," Economic Analysis (EA) Research Paper Series 2002003e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
    6. Richard G. Lipsey & Kenneth Carlaw, 2000. "What Does Total Factor Productivity Measure?," International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, vol. 1, pages 31-40, Fall.
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    1. Jeremy Smith, 2004. "The Growth of Diamond Mining in Canada and Implications for Mining Productivity," CSLS Research Reports 2004-09, Centre for the Study of Living Standards.
    2. Jeremy Smith, 2004. "Productivity Trends in the Gold Mining Industry in Canada," CSLS Research Reports 2004-08, Centre for the Study of Living Standards.

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