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The Performance of Service Industries in Canada: A Real Value Analysis

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  • Ren� Durand
  • Sylvain V�zina

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The performance of service industries in Canada has been lower than that of good industries over the last four decades, with noticeable exceptions such as for railways and telecommunication carriers. Service industries were less economically (and technically) efficient in that they generated less output value (quantity) per hour worked (level and growth) or per combined unit of labour and capital (multifactor productivity growth) than good industries. The relative output price of services declined slightly over time compared with goods. At the disaggregated level, changing relative output prices were substantial and proved to be an important factor explaining the relative satisfactory economic performance of many service industries despite their low technical performance. Nevertheless, the output share of service industries increased over that period, sustained, mainly, by the growing recourse of all firms to outsourcing of services.

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  • Ren� Durand & Sylvain V�zina, 2003. "The Performance of Service Industries in Canada: A Real Value Analysis," Economic Systems Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(1), pages 21-50, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ecsysr:v:15:y:2003:i:1:p:21-50
    DOI: 10.1080/0953531032000056927
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