Historical, technical                        USDL 97-132
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               PRODUCTIVITY BY INDUSTRY, 1995
                              
                              
     The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department
of Labor reported today on labor productivity changes in
1995 for selected industries in the U.S. economy.  Labor
productivity--as measured by output per hour--increased from
1994 to 1995 in 69 percent of the industries measured by
BLS.

Manufacturing

     Productivity gains were recorded in 1995 in 74 of the
111 separate manufacturing industries measured, the same as
in 1994.  Of the five largest manufacturing industries, four
recorded productivity growth in 1995.  Labor productivity
rose by 2.6 percent in poultry dressing, 0.6 percent in the
steel industry, 0.5 percent in aircraft, and 0.3 percent in
miscellaneous plastics products.  In steel and in
miscellaneous plastics products, the productivity increases
were smaller than the increases registered in 1994; in
poultry dressing and in the aircraft industry, the
productivity improvements followed declines in 1994.  In
contrast, labor productivity in the motor vehicles and
equipment industry fell by 2.7 percent in 1995, after
advancing in 1994.  (See table at end.)


Transportation, communications, and utilities

     Productivity rose in five of the six individual
industries in transportation, communications, and utilities
for which 1995 data are available.  In the prior year, four
of these six industries registered productivity gains.  The
rates of productivity change in 1995 were 8.9 percent in
petroleum pipelines, 6.5 percent in electric utilities, 3.6
percent in gas utilities, 2.5 percent in air transportation,
2.1 percent in telephone communications, and -0.1 percent in
the U.S. postal service.


Trade

     Among the 20 distinct industries that BLS measures in
the trade sector, 14 recorded labor productivity increases
in 1995.  The performance of the sector was similar in 1994;
in that year, 13 industries experienced productivity growth.
The trade sector includes eating and drinking places, which
is the largest industry for which productivity is measured
by BLS; in this industry, labor productivity increased by
0.8 percent in 1995.  The biggest productivity gain from
1994 to 1995 in the trade sector--11.7 percent--was recorded
in family clothing stores.  Of the six trade industries with
declines in output per hour from 1994 to 1995, the most
substantial decrease was in hardware stores (7.1 percent).


Finance and Services

     All five of the separate industries in finance and
services posted rises in productivity in 1995.  The
productivity growth rates were 5.4 percent in automotive
repair shops, 4.1 percent in commercial banks, 3.7 percent
in beauty shops, 3.1 percent in laundry, cleaning, and
garment services, and 2.0 percent in hotels and motels.  In
the previous year, each of these industries experienced
either an increase or no change in output per hour.


Mining

     Of the five distinct mining industries, three
registered gains in 1995 in output per hour.  The rates of
change in productivity were sizable in all three industries:
12.8 percent in iron mining, 7.2 percent in crude petroleum
and natural gas production, and 4.5 percent in coal mining.
In fact, the productivity growth rate in iron mining was the
highest outside of manufacturing in 1995.


New Industry: Mobile Homes

     A new measure of labor productivity for the mobile
homes manufacturing industry (SIC 2451) shows that output
per hour increased at an average annual rate of 0.6 percent
between 1977 and 1995, as output increased by an average 1.2
percent per year while labor hours rose by an average 0.6
percent per year.  Over this period, the industry's products
have become larger and more comparable to conventional
single-family homes.  Output growth in the mobile homes
industry has been especially strong in recent years: Between
1990 and 1995, output expanded at an average rate of 9.0
percent per year.


New Industry: U.S. Postal Service

     Productivity in the U.S. Postal Service (SIC 43) was
measured by BLS for years as part of the Federal
Productivity Measurement Program, which was terminated in
1996. The productivity series for the postal service has
been transferred to the BLS industry productivity
measurement program.  Also, the series has been revised for
1987 forward to utilize superlative index number techniques.
(To request a copy of a technical note explaining the
revision, phone 202-606-5618.)  Despite recent declines,
over the long run, labor productivity has risen in the
postal service, advancing at an average annual rate of 1.0
percent in the 1967-95 period.  With over 800,000 employees
in 1995, the postal service is among the 15 largest
industries that BLS measures.


Revisions

     The data in this news release reflect revisions to
series published in BLS Bulletin 2480 (July 1996) and in
table 41 of the Monthly Labor Review.  Additional historical
data are available from the Office of Productivity and
Technology of BLS in various forms: Data printouts (202-606-
5618), data diskettes (202-606-7789), and on the World Wide
Web (http://stats.bls.gov).  The data for 1995 are
preliminary and subject to revision.
     The labor productivity series for commercial banks (SIC
602) has been revised from 1987 forward to reflect improved
data sources and changes in the composition of services
provided by banks.  The series now includes ATM
transactions, home equity loans, and money market accounts.
Further information about the revisions is available from
the Office of Productivity and Technology (202-606-5618).


Notes

     The analysis in this news release relates to the 150
separate industries for which BLS maintains measures of
labor productivity.  In addition, 30 measures are maintained
for broader industries.  The table in this news release
presents data on all 180 industries.
     The productivity measures in this release describe the
relationship between output and the labor time involved in
its production.  They show the changes from period to period
in the amount of goods and services produced per hour.
Although these measures relate output to hours of employees
or all persons engaged in an industry, they do not measure
the specific contribution of labor, capital, or any other
factor of production.  Rather, they reflect the joint
effects of many influences, including changes in technology;
capital investment; level of output; utilization of
capacity, energy, and materials; the organization of
production; managerial skill; and the characteristics and
effort of the workforce.
     Information in this release will be made available to
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Table 1. Selected Industries:  Employment and annual rates of change in output per hour, selected periods

							           1995	       Annual percent change in output per hour(2)
SIC Code	                  Industry			Employment(1)	    Long-term trends	 Current trends
								(thousands)	1973-79	1979-90	1990-95	1993-94	1994-95

	                           Mining

101	 	  Iron mining, usable ore 			     8      	   0.0     5.2     1.6    -2.2    12.8
102	 	  Copper mining, recoverable metal		    15      	   2.3     7.1     3.2     6.7    -4.5
12	 	  Coal mining 					   106      	  -3.8     7.3     5.4     4.9     4.5
122	 	  Bituminous coal and lignite mining 		    98      	  -3.9     7.4     5.4     4.9     4.1
131	 	  Crude petroleum and natural gas production 	   150      	  -7.3    -1.2     4.5     6.1     7.2
14	 	  Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels    	   106      	   1.1     0.8     0.3     3.6    -1.3
142	 	  Crushed and broken stone			    40      	   2.2     1.2     0.6     4.9    -2.9
							
	                         Manufacturing						
							
2011,13	 	  Red meat products 				   233      	   2.6     1.1     1.3    -3.5     1.7
2011	 	  Meat packing plants				   141      	   2.4     2.3     1.0    -3.9     0.7
2013	 	  Sausages and other prepared meats 		    92      	   5.5     0.4     1.6    -3.4     3.8
2015	 	  Poultry dressing and processing 		   234      	   5.9     2.6     2.4    -0.3     2.6
202	 	  Dairy products				   148      	   3.4     3.4     1.9     2.0     2.8
2022	 	  Cheese, natural and processed			    40      	   0.7     3.4     2.2     1.7     2.6
2026	 	  Fluid milk 					    66      	   4.2     3.6     2.3     5.4     2.6
203	 	  Preserved fruits and vegetables 		   242      	   1.1     1.6     3.0     0.7     3.2
2033	 	  Canned fruits and vegetables 			    78      	   1.7     1.8     3.1    -4.8     7.7
2037	 	  Frozen fruits and vegetables			    51      	   1.5     0.5     4.3     6.3     1.6
204	 	  Grain mill products 				   128      	   3.9     4.2     1.9     1.0     5.6
2041,45	 	  Flour (inc. flour mixes) and other grains 	    33      	   1.4     2.6     1.1     2.5    -2.7
2041	 	  Flour and other grain mill products 		    19      	   2.7     2.7     1.7     3.8    -7.3
2043	 	  Cereal breakfast foods 			    20      	   2.1     2.8     3.4    11.6    11.1
2044	 	  Rice milling 					     5      	   2.6     3.8    -0.4   -15.7    -6.0
2046	 	  Wet corn milling 				    10      	  11.8     7.4     3.4    -1.8    11.4
2047,48  	  Prepared feeds for animals and fowls 		    60      	   4.3     4.4     1.6    -2.0     6.5
205	 	  Bakery products 				   209      	   0.3     1.0    -0.2     0.9     1.2
2061,62,63	  Sugar 					    19      	   2.2     1.4     3.7     2.3     6.6
2061,62	 	  Raw and refined cane sugar 			    10      	   3.5     1.0     2.5    -4.3     5.9
2063	 	  Beet sugar 					     9      	   0.5     2.0     6.8    13.1     9.4
2082	 	  Malt beverages 				    36      	   6.7     5.1     1.3     4.4     0.4
2086	 	  Bottled and canned soft drinks 		    96      	   4.6     6.3     4.8     3.9     6.4
2092	 	  Fresh or frozen prepared fish			    45      	   0.1    -0.5    -0.2    -6.9    -5.5
							
211,2,3	 	  Tobacco products 				    35      	   3.5     2.4     5.7    27.7    14.1
211,3	 	  Cigarettes, chewing and smoking tobacco 	    32      	   2.2     1.8     6.3    28.1    14.7
							
221,2	 	  Cotton and synthetic broadwoven fabrics 	   149      	   4.5     3.3     5.7     6.6     6.5
2251,52	 	  Hosiery 					    64      	   6.7     1.4     3.1     6.3     1.8
2281	 	  Yarn spinning mills 				    73      	   3.4     4.1     4.7     4.6     6.1
							 
231	 	  Men's and boys' suits and coats 		    36      	   4.0     0.3     4.2    18.4    -5.9
2392	 	  Housefurnishings,except curtains and draperies    57      	  -2.3     2.6     2.6    -3.9     1.1
							
2421	 	  Sawmills and planing mills, general 		   148      	   1.2     2.9     2.0     1.7     6.9
2426		  Hardwood dimension and flooring mills		    37      	  -0.2     1.3     4.1    -0.2     5.5
2431	 	  Millwork 					   111      	  -1.5     0.2    -2.5    -4.3    -2.8
2434	 	  Wood kitchen cabinets 			    76      	   1.7     0.5     1.9    -0.6     1.5
2435,36	 	  Veneer and plywood 				    57      	   0.1     3.5    -2.4    -6.3    -3.2
2435	 	  Hardwood veneer and plywood 			    28      	  -0.1     1.3    -1.8   -14.7    -7.0
2436	 	  Softwood veneer and plywood 			    29      	  -0.5     4.7    -1.3    -1.9     0.1
244	 	  Wood containers 				    51         (3)-5.3	   3.9    -0.8     0.5     6.0
2451	 	  Mobile homes					    61         (3) 3.9	   0.4    -0.3    -6.0     2.2
							
     See footnotes at end of table.							
Table 1. Selected Industries:  Employment and annual rates of change in output per hour, selected periods--Continued
							
								   1995	       Annual percent change in output per hour(2)
SIC Code			  Industry			Employment(1)	    Long-term trends	 Current trends
								(thousands)	1973-79	1979-90	1990-95	1993-94	1994-95
							
	                  Manufacturing--Continued						
							
251	 	  Household furniture 				   281      	   1.7     1.4     2.3     1.7     4.3    
2511,17	 	  Wood household furniture 			   132      	   0.2     1.2     1.3    -0.5     3.2    
2512	 	  Upholstered household furniture 		    90      	   3.5     1.4     5.2     8.8     6.2    
2514	 	  Metal household furniture 			    22      	   0.7     3.2    -1.3   -10.0    -1.0    
2515		  Mattresses and bedsprings 			    31      	   5.1     1.4     0.9     1.1     5.1    
252	 	  Office furniture 				    63      	   2.2     0.9     0.9    -0.1     1.7    
2521	 	  Wood office furniture 			    28      	   6.0    -1.7     1.2    -0.4    -0.7    
2522	 	  Office furniture, except wood 		    34      	   1.4     2.0     0.6     1.2     3.1    
							
261,2,3	 	  Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills 		   227      	   2.4     2.6     2.5     7.6     3.4    
2653	 	  Corrugated and solid fiber boxes 		   131      	   3.7     1.3     1.3     4.3    -2.2    
2657	 	  Folding paperboard boxes 			    48      	   0.8     1.4     3.8     4.2     3.2    
2673,74	 	  Paper and plastic bags 			    58      	   0.6    -0.2    -0.1     4.9    -5.0    
							
281	 	  Industrial inorganic chemicals		   119      	   0.6     2.2     1.9     1.0     5.4    
2812	 	  Alkalies and chlorine 			    10      	   4.8     5.6    -1.0    -0.8     4.3    
2816	 	  Inorganic pigments				    12      	  -1.1     4.0     0.7     6.7    -6.0    
2819 (part)	  Industrial inorganic chemicals, n.e.c.	    74      	   0.2     1.6     3.0     2.3    11.7    
2823,24	 	  Synthetic fibers				    66      	  10.8     3.1     5.0     6.3     5.3    
2841	 	  Soaps and detergents 				    43      	   0.4     3.2    -0.3    -0.8    12.8    
2844	 	  Cosmetics and other toiletries 		    68      	   0.9     0.7     2.6     2.9     3.2    
285	 	  Paints and allied products			    57      	   4.0     2.6     1.9     7.3    -0.1    
2869	 	  Industrial organic chemicals, n.e.c. 		   118      	   4.1     0.6    -1.2     8.7    -3.0    
287	 	  Agricultural chemicals 			    53      	   2.5     2.9     2.0     0.6     1.6    
2873	 	  Nitrogeneous fertilizers 			     9      	   1.8     3.6     0.0    -5.4    -3.2    
2874	 	  Phosphatic fertilizers 			    10      	   1.5     3.5     3.4    15.7    -3.7    
2875	 	  Fertilizers, mixing only 			    10      	   3.4     0.2     1.2   -14.5     0.8    
2879	 	  Agricultural chemicals, n.e.c. 		    25      	   2.0     2.2     3.3     4.1     8.0    
							
291	 	  Petroleum refining 				   104      	  -0.3     2.6     4.0     3.1     7.4    
							
301	 	  Tires and inner tubes 			    80      	   2.2     4.4     5.0     6.5     5.9    
3052	 	  Rubber and plastics hose and belting 		    27      	   0.7     2.1    -0.3    -7.5    -0.9    
308	 	  Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c. 	   709      	   0.3     3.2     2.7     3.1     0.3    
							 
314	 	  Footwear, except rubber			    53      	   0.7    -0.2     1.7    10.0    -4.5    
							
3221	 	  Glass containers 				    31      	   1.8     2.3     0.4     4.7    -1.0    
324	 	  Cement, hydraulic 				    18      	  -0.6     4.6     1.9     4.8    -1.8    
325	 	  Structural clay products 			    34      	   1.1     1.6     0.9     9.1    -0.5    
3251,53,59	  Clay construction products 		   	    27      	   0.1     2.4     1.7     5.6     3.1    
3251	 	  Brick and structural clay tile 		    14      	  -0.5     1.6     1.4     7.0     2.3    
3253	 	  Ceramic wall and floor tile 			    11      	   2.9     3.6     2.0     0.0     4.5    
3255	 	  Clay refractories 			      	     7      	   2.7     0.9    -1.5    12.9   -10.5    
3271,72	 	  Concrete products 				    86      	  -0.2     1.2     1.9    -0.6     5.2    
3273	 	  Ready-mixed concrete 				   101      	  -0.5     0.4    -0.9    -4.0     3.0    
							
331	 	  Steel 					   241      	   0.4     4.8     5.6     7.9     0.6    
3321	 	  Gray and ductile iron foundries 		    83      	   0.2     1.4     0.8     2.1    -2.7    
3324,25	 	  Steel foundries 				    43      	  -0.2    -0.7     1.8     0.7     3.9    
3325	 	  Steel foundries, n.e.c. 			    27      	  -0.1     0.6     1.8    -2.7     5.2    
3331	 	  Primary copper 				     6      	   3.8     6.8    -1.9   -14.8     4.5    
3334	 	  Primary aluminum 				    23      	   0.2     3.3    -0.8    -6.3     3.2    
3351	 	  Copper rolling and drawing 			    23      	   0.9     0.9     1.3     8.3     0.0    
3353,54,55	  Aluminum rolling and drawing 		 	    55      	   1.1     0.7     0.6     6.1    -5.7    
							
     See footnotes at end of table.							
Selected Industries:  Employment and annual rates of change in output per hour, selected periods--Continued
							
								   1995	       Annual percent change in output per hour(2)
SIC Code			 Industry			Employment(1)	    Long-term trends	 Current trends	
								(thousands)	1973-79	1979-90	1990-95	1993-94	1994-95
							
			 Manufacturing--Continued						
							
3411	 	  Metal cans 					    33      	   4.1     4.1     4.5     4.5     4.0    
3423	 	  Hand and edge tools, n.e.c. 			    35      	   0.5    -1.5     0.7     8.0    -2.4    
3433	 	  Heating equipment, except electric 		    20      	   1.7     2.6     2.8     6.9     0.7    
3441	 	  Fabricated structural metal			    73      	  -2.0     1.5     1.7     1.6     0.3    
3442	 	  Metal doors, sash, and trim			    76      	   0.4     1.0    -1.3    -2.1    -6.3    
3443	 	  Fabricated plate work				   102      	   n.a.	(4)0.9	   3.1    11.2     0.1    
3452	 	  Bolts, nuts, rivets, and washers		    48      	   0.7     1.6     1.4     3.2     4.9    
3465,66,69	  Metal stampings			  	   214      	   0.8     0.5     5.3     4.0     2.4    
3465	 	  Automotive stampings				   116      	   1.4     1.5     6.0     3.4     2.8    
3469	 	  Metal stampings, n.e.c. 			    94      	   0.6    -0.9     4.5     4.3     3.2    
3491,92,94	  Valves and pipe fittings 		   	    84      	   0.4     0.6     1.4     5.3     0.0    
3498	 	  Fabricated pipe and fittings 			    28      	  -3.2    -0.7     1.1    -0.4     0.1    
							
3519		  Internal combustion engines, n.e.c. 		    62      	   0.7     2.1    2.9     14.6     4.5    
352	 	  Farm and garden machinery 			   100      	   1.0     1.6    3.1      5.4     8.5    
3523	 	  Farm machinery and equipment 			    74      	   0.6     1.4    1.7      6.2     9.1    
3524	 	  Lawn and garden equipment 			    26      	   2.9     1.2    5.9      1.7     8.3    
3531	 	  Construction machinery 			    78      	   0.7     1.7    3.9     15.1     7.9    
3532	 	  Mining machinery 				    17      	  -2.2     0.9    2.1     -9.1     9.8    
3533	 	  Oil and gas field machinery 			    40      	  -0.2    -2.8    0.6     -1.8    -2.0    
3541,42	 	  Machine tools 				    57      	  -0.7    -0.1    2.8     -3.9     4.7    
3541	 	  Metal cutting machine tools 			    40      	  -0.1    -0.2    2.4     -1.3     1.7    
3542	 	  Metal forming machine tools 			    17      	  -2.2    -0.1    3.5     -9.3    11.4    
3545	 	  Machine tool accessories 			    51      	  -0.9     0.3    3.3     13.1     6.5    
3561,63,94	  Pumps and compressors 		 	    81      	   0.9     1.4    1.8      5.4     1.0    
3561,94	 	  Pumps and pumping equipment 			    56      	   1.4     1.1    1.9      5.1     2.5    
3562	 	  Ball and roller bearings 			    39      	   0.3    -1.5    2.9      2.4     0.8    
3563	 	  Air and gas compressors			    26      	  -0.3     2.1    1.3      5.2    -2.0    
3585	 	  Refrigeration and heating equipment 		   139      	  -0.3     0.7    1.6      3.0    -0.1    
3592	 	  Carburetors, pistons, rings, and valves 	    22      	  -3.7     3.1    4.6      4.8     0.1    
							
3612	 	  Transformers, except electronic		    41      	   1.5    -0.2    8.3     17.7    11.5    
3613	 	  Switchgear and switchboard apparatus 		    42      	  -0.1     1.8    4.3      0.6     6.4    
3621	 	  Motors and generators 			    79      	   0.1     1.1    6.6     -2.1    11.8    
3631,32,33,39	  Major household appliances 		   	    92      	   3.2     2.0    4.3      8.7    -4.2    
3631	 	  Household cooking equipment 			    21      	   4.2     2.1    4.8     22.9    -1.5    
3632	 	  Household refrigerators and freezers 		    30      	   3.6     1.9    3.0      8.5    -2.0    
3633	 	  Household laundry equipment 			    17      	   2.7     1.9    4.8      3.9   -12.6    
3639	 	  Household appliances, n.e.c. 			    24      	   3.0     1.7    4.8      1.1    -2.4    
3641	 	  Electric lamp bulbs and tubes			    22      	   3.7     2.3   -0.4     -2.0    -3.0    
3645,46,47,48	  Lighting fixtures and equipment 	   	    76      	   0.4     1.0    2.3      6.1    -2.3    
3651	 	  Household audio and video equipment 		    56      	   9.8    11.1   12.7      9.9    25.7    
							
371	 	  Motor vehicles and equipment 			   968      	   2.1     2.5    0.4      1.8    -2.7    
3721	 	  Aircraft					   244      	   3.7     1.2    3.3     -7.5     0.5    
							
3825	 	  Instruments to measure electricity 		    70      	   1.8     3.8    9.0     18.2    13.1    
386	 	  Photographic equipment and supplies 		    85      	   5.0     2.9    3.7      4.6    -2.5    
							
							
     See footnotes at end of table.							
Selected Industries:  Employment and annual rates of change in output per hour, selected periods--Continued
							
								   1995	       Annual percent change in output per hour(2)
SIC Code	                  Industry			Employment(1)	    Long-term trends	 Current trends	
								(thousands)	1973-79	1979-90	1990-95	1993-94	1994-95
							
	                       Transportation						
							
4011	          Railroad transportation			   212      	   2.6     7.4  (5)7.1	   n.a.	   n.a.
411,13,14 (pts)	  Bus carriers, class I 			    15      	  -1.3 (6)-0.3	   n.a.	   n.a.	   n.a.
4213	          Trucking, except local			   536      	   3.2 (6) 2.7	   n.a.	   n.a.    n.a.
4213 (pt)	  Trucking, ex. local, general freight	  	   329      	   4.0 (6) 3.0	   n.a.    n.a.	   n.a.
43	          United States postal service(7)		   843      	   0.6     1.1     0.5    -0.5    -0.1    
4512,13,22 (pts)  Air transportation 		  		   595      	   5.6     1.9     3.1     5.5     2.5    
4612,13	          Petroleum pipelines 				    15      	   0.7     0.5     2.8     3.5     8.9    
							
				  Utilities						
							
481	          Telephone communications 			   915      	   6.8     5.4     5.0     4.7     2.1    
491,2,3	          Gas and electric utilities 			   725      	   0.6    -0.2     3.8     2.8     6.0    
491,3 (pt)	  Electric utilities 			  	   545      	   1.2     1.3     4.2     5.1     6.5    
492,3 (pt)	  Gas utilities 				   180      	  -0.5    -3.6     2.2    -4.5     3.6    
							
				    Trade						
							
5093	          Scrap and waste materials 			   156      	(3)5.0	   1.8     2.0    -1.6     1.1    
							
525	          Hardware stores 				   182      	   2.7     1.1    -0.7     7.3    -7.1    
							
531	          Department stores 				 2,348      	   3.3     2.2     2.7     2.0     0.5    
533	          Variety stores 				   141      	  -3.1     1.9     1.0    -5.8    -0.7    
							
54	          Food stores 					 3,515      	  -0.6    -0.8    -1.0    -0.3    -1.7    
541	          Grocery stores 				 3,082      	  -0.4    -1.1    -0.7    -0.5    -1.1    
546	          Retail bakeries 				   200      	  -1.8    -2.0    -1.2     0.0    -1.2    
							
551	          New and used car dealers 			   996      	   0.2     1.9     0.2     0.8    -1.1    
553	          Auto and home supply stores 			   395      	   2.0     2.3     0.8     4.1     3.7    
554	          Gasoline service stations 			   669      	   3.6     3.1     3.0     2.3     3.7    
							
56	          Apparel and accessory stores 			 1,185      	   2.0     2.3     3.7     3.4     7.0    
561	          Men's and boys' clothing stores 		    89      	   1.0     2.9     1.7     4.5     1.4    
562	 	  Women's clothing stores 			   349      	   3.6     3.0     4.0     1.6     4.1    
565	 	  Family clothing stores 			   331      	  -0.2     3.0     4.1     3.0    11.7    
566	 	  Shoe stores 					   208      	   1.9     1.4     3.1     8.8     2.7    
							
57	 	  Home furniture, furnishings,& equipment stores 1,046      	   2.0     3.3     5.7     6.6     7.4    
571	 	  Furniture and homefurnishings stores 		   561      	   1.4     1.1     2.6     1.9     4.9    
572,3		  Appliance, radio, T.V., and computer stores 	   486      	   3.0     6.5     9.2    12.0     9.3    
572	 	  Household appliance stores 			    86      	   3.4     3.2     3.1     1.1     3.5    
573	 	  Radio, television, and computer stores 	   400      	   2.5     7.8    10.1    13.4     9.6    
							
58	 	  Eating and drinking places 			 7,573      	  -0.6    -0.2    -0.3    -1.6     0.8    
							
591	 	  Drug stores and proprietary stores 		   618      	   1.7     0.2    -0.2    -1.0    -0.9    
592	 	  Liquor stores 				   141      	  -0.9     1.4    -0.2    -1.8     5.8    
594	 	  Miscellaneous shopping goods stores		 1,069      	(3)3.2	   1.2     2.4     4.1     5.4    
							
							
     See footnotes at end of table.							
Selected Industries:  Employment and annual rates of change in output per hour, selected periods--Continued
							
								   1995	       Annual percent change in output per hour(2)
SIC Code	                  Industry			Employment(1)	    Long-term trends	 Current trends	
								(thousands)	1973-79	1979-90	1990-95	1993-94	1994-95
							
							
	                    Finance and services						
							
602	 	  Commercial banks 				 1,467      	   0.6     2.0     3.5     0.0     4.1    
701	 	  Hotels and motels				 1,631      	   1.2    -1.2     3.4     3.9     2.0    
721	 	  Laundry, cleaning, and garment services 	   499      	  -0.1    -0.8     0.8     2.0     3.1    
723,4	 	  Beauty and barber shops 			   784      	   1.5     0.8     1.9     4.1     3.6    
723		  Beauty shops 					   722      	   0.7     0.7     1.6     4.8     3.7    
753		  Automotive repair shops 			   826      	  -0.7     0.2     1.7     7.3     5.4    
							
							
							
     n.a.  =  not available.							
							
(1)  Employment figures are based primarily on data from the BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES) program and
     the Current Population Survey (CPS).  Data on proprietors and unpaid family workers from the CPS are included
     in the figures for most trade and services industries and, as a result, these figures will differ from those
     published by the CES program, which covers payroll employment exclusively.
(2)  Output per employee hour is measured in all cases except:  (1) output per employee is used for SIC 4213,
     SIC 4213 (part), and SIC 4512, 13, 22 (parts); and (2) output per hour of all persons is used for all trade
     and services industries except SIC 531 and SIC 551.							
(3)  1977 to 1979.							
(4)  1982 to 1990.							
(5)  1990 to 1993.							
(6)  1979 to 1989.							
(7)  Employee hours in SIC 43 are based on the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employee years, as reported in
     the U.S. Postal Service budget.  FTE employee years are computed by dividing total hours of full-time, part-time,
     and intermittent workers by the number of hours in a standard work year.