In contrast, productivity in Israel, which is measured as product per hour of work, does not close the gap with the OECD countries, and the gap has even widened relative to the US.
An assessment of the gap by industry indicates that export-oriented industries, which was exposed to international competition, tend to have higher productivity than their peers in other countries, while domestic-oriented industries (both in manufacturing and in other industries) have lower levels of productivity than the same industries in other advanced economies.