Miscellaneous goods industry

Productivity growth in the miscellaneous shopping goods stores industry is moderate, compared with other retail industries, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Among retail industries, had higher productivity rates and had lower rates between. As measured by output per hour of all workers, productivity rose at an average annual rate of percent between. Output grew at percent annually and hours of all persons rose by percent.
The industry recorded its largest productivity gain of percent. Output grew percent and hours of all persons rose percent that year. The sharpest decline in productivity percent occurred output and hours grew and percent. Output rose percent as productivity rose percent and hours of all persons rose percent. Also in, output and productivity attained their peak levels, while hours reached a high for the period in.
The miscellaneous shipping goods stores industry comprises a variety of retail stores. Nine sub industries include stores that sell sporting goods books stationary jewelry hobby supplies toys, and games camera and photographic supplies gifts, novelties and souvenirs luggage and leather goods and sewing equipment, needlework supplies, and piece goods. In percent of the industrys retail sales and employment were accounted for in sporting goods stores and bicycle shops, book stores, and jewelry stores.