A Detailed Analysis of the Productivity Performance of the Canadian Food Manufacturing Subsector

Chris Ross ()

No 2011-07, CSLS Research Reports from Centre for the Study of Living Standards

Abstract: This report analyzes labour productivity, multifactor productivity and input trends in Canadian food manufacturing since 1961, with a focus on the entire time period and developments since 2000. It is found that the subsector experienced labour productivity growth stronger than the business sector over both the long and short term, but has outperformed manufacturing only in the more recent period. Labour productivity growth is decomposed into capital intensity and multifactor productivity growth, which are found to have contributed to growth almost equally, and labour composition growth accounted for less than 15 per cent over the 1961-2007 period. Underlying drivers of growth are identified and trends in technology, capacity utilization, human capital, economies of scale, machinery and equipment, international trade, and regulation are explored. Policy implications for fostering labour productivity growth based on the drivers are outlined. Finally, a conclusion summarizes the key findings of the paper.

Keywords: labour productivity; multifactor productivity; input trends; food manufacturing; capital intensity; multifactor productivity growth; labour composition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D24 J24 L66 O47 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-08
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