5260.0.55.001 - Information paper: Experimental Estimates of Industry Multifactor Productivity, 2007

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INCOME SHARES

Figure 5.6 shows that both the labour and capital income shares have remained fairly constant over the period 1985-86 to 2005-06. The labour income share averages around 63% for the majority of the period.

5.6 Manufacturing labour and capital income shares
Graph: 5.6 Manufacturing labour and capital income shares

Given the income distribution between capital and labour shares the changes in the capital and labour inputs have offset each other. The result is that the combined input series for capital and labour has been relatively flat between 1985-86 and 2005-06.