Productivity Statistics

Productivity Statistics

Japan Productivity Center has been publishing labor productivity statistics (tangible labor productivity index) of mining & industry and major industrial sectors on monthly, quarterly or annual basis since 1958 to measure efficiency of different sectors.

< Note: Labor Productivity Statistics December 2022 Data Release >  (01.03.2023) update!

・The index of Labor productivity has been updated.(28.02.2023)

・The index of non-manufacturing "Gas" in "Labor productivity index of different products" and "Construction industry" has been updated.(01.03.2023) update!


Time-series Data

Please download Excel format time-series data from below links. Use Microsoft Excel 2002 or later.

Mining & Manufacturing industry

<Facilities with 5 or more employees/Updated monthly/1990~>

  • Labor productivity index of different sectorsDownload (28.02.2023)
    • Index of labor input of different sectorsDownload (28.02.2023)
    • Index of output of different sectorsDownload (28.02.2023)
  • Labor productivity index of different productsDownload (28.02.2023)

<Facilities with 30 or more employees/Updated monthly/1980~>

  • Labor productivity index of different sectorsDownload(28.02.2023)

Non-manufacturing (Service industry, Construction)

<Facilities with 5 or more employees/Updated monthly/1990~>

  • Labor productivity index of different sectorsDownload(01.03.2023) update!
    • Index of labor input of different sectorsDownload(01.03.2023) update!
    • Index of output of different sectorsDownload(01.03.2023) update!
  • Labor productivity index of different productsDownload(01.03.2023) update!

Check here for explanation of labor productivity index.


Brief Summary

Productivity Statistics



・Labor productivity index of Manufacturing was 100.3 (2015=100). The growth rate was down -1.6% from the same month the year before. Labor productivity index of Service Industry (the entire service industries) was 99.3 (2015=100). The growth rate was no change ±0.0%.

・A look at labor productivity indices by industry (Mining and Manufacturing) shows that the labor productivity growth rate went up in the 8 of the 21 industries compared with the same month last year, for example, Business oriented machinery (+14.0%), Mining (+11.8%), Information & communication equipment (+7.8%). Labor productivity growth rate of Business oriented machinery went up for 23 months.

・A look at labor productivity indices by industry (non-manufacturing) shows that the labor productivity growth rate went up in the 9 of the 14 industries excluding Construction industry, for example, Finance & insurance (+10.5%), Accommodations (+9.1%), Living-related & personal services & amusement services (+5.7%). Labor productivity growth rate of Finance & insurance went up for 31 months.



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