Productivity Statistics
Japan Productivity Center has been publishing labor productivity statistics (tangible labor productivity index) of mining & manufacturing industry and major industrial sectors on monthly, quarterly or annual basis since 1958 to measure efficiency of different sectors.
< Note: Labor Productivity Statistics June 2023 Data Release > (05.09.2023) update!
・The index of non-manufacturing "Gas" in "Labor productivity index of different products" and "Construction industry" has been updated.(05.09.2023) update!
Time-series Data
Please download Excel format time-series data from below links.
Mining & Manufacturing industry
<Facilities with 5 or more employees/Updated monthly/1990~>
- Labor productivity index of different sectorsDownload (30.08.2023)
- Index of labor input of different sectorsDownload (30.08.2023)
- Index of output of different sectorsDownload (30.08.2023)
- Labor productivity index of different productsDownload (30.08.2023)
<Facilities with 30 or more employees/Updated monthly/1980~>
- Labor productivity index of different sectorsDownload(30.08.2023)
Non-manufacturing (Service industry, Construction)
<Facilities with 5 or more employees/Updated monthly/1990~>
- Labor productivity index of different sectorsDownload(05.09.2023) update!
- Index of labor input of different sectorsDownload(05.09.2023) update!
- Index of output of different sectorsDownload(05.09.2023) update!
- Labor productivity index of different productsDownload(05.09.2023) update!
Check here for explanation of labor productivity index.
Brief Summary
![]() |
・Labor productivity index of Manufacturing was 102.4 (2020=100). The growth rate was down -0.8% from the same month the year before. Labor productivity index of Service Industry (the entire service industries) was 95.1(2020=100). The growth rate was down -0.3%.
・A look at labor productivity indices by industry (Mining and Manufacturing) shows that the labor productivity growth rate went up in the 6 of the 21 industries compared with the same month last year, for example, Transport equipment (+13.6%), Business oriented machinery (+9.1%), Information & communication equipment (+5.6%). Especially, labor productivity growth rate of Business oriented machinery went up for consecutive 29 months.
・A look at labor productivity indices by industry (non-manufacturing) shows that the labor productivity growth rate went up in the 6 of the 14 industries excluding Construction industry, for example, Accommodations (+20.0%), Living-related & personal services & amusement services (+12.5%), Finance & insurance (+3.7%). Especially, labor productivity growth rate of Accommodations keeps up greatly for consecutive 6 months.
In quoting productivity statistics, please get our prior approval and mention the source as the "Productivity Statistics of Japan Productivity Center."