Real output per hour worked (labour productivity) in Canada has declined in 12 of the past 14 quarters and is now back to where it was in the fourth quarter of 2019. What is more concerning is that the productivity slump from pre-pandemic levels is not due to a handful of industries, but is quite widespread across goods-producing sectors, with one exception in…

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