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Output rose while business hours slipped

Quarterly business-sector indices

Unit: 2017 = 100
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Output rose while business hours slippedBusiness-sector productivity rose 1.0% in Q2 2026 while hours worked declined 0.1%. Unit: 2017 = 100. Seasonally adjusted. Use left and right arrow keys to inspect observations. The data table follows the chart.Output rose while business hours slippedOutput per hourHours workedBusiness output2017 = 10095100105110115120Apr 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024Apr 2025Apr 2026Homies Research, using Statistics Canada data · Through 2026-Q2Seasonally adjustedHOMIES RESEARCH
Apr 2026Output per hour 105.3Hours worked 111.1Business output 116.9

Business-sector productivity rose 1.0% in Q2 2026 while hours worked declined 0.1%.

Source: Homies Research, using Statistics Canada data. Reference: 2026-Q2. Released 2026-09-03. Retrieved 2026-09-28.

Seasonally adjusted · The chart does not attribute the productivity gain to AI; industries, cyclical recovery and hours all matter.

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Output rose while business hours slipped. Unit: 2017 = 100. Seasonally adjusted
PeriodOutput per hourHours workedBusiness output
Jul 2023102.3109.1111.6
Oct 2023102.4109.3111.8
Jan 2024102.5109.6112.4
Apr 2024103109.9113.3
Jul 2024103.7110.1114.2
Oct 2024104.5110.3115.2
Jan 2025104.7110.9116.1
Apr 2025104111.1115.5
Jul 2025104.9110.9116.4
Oct 2025104.6110.8115.9
Jan 2026104.2111.2115.9
Apr 2026105.3111.1116.9

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