Figure 2: Labour Productivity Growth in the Euro Area(*) 1980-2004 (average annual percentage growth rates)  BIS Review 94/2007  17  Source: EU KLEMS database. *) Excludes Slovenia.
Key: TOT = total economy; ELECOM = electrical machinery, post and communications sector (representing the ICT-producing industries); MexElec = Manufacturing, excluding electrical industry; OtherG = other industrial production (i.e., mining and quarrying; electricity, gas and water supply; construction; agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing); DISTR=wholesale and retail trade; sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles; retail sales of fuel; FINBU=finance and business service sectors, except real estate (includes financial intermediation); PERS=personal services (including hotels and restaurants; other community, social and personal services, employees of private households); NONMAR=non-market services (public administration, education and health) and real estate activities.