Growth and Technological Leadership in US Industries: A Spatial Econometric Analysis at the State Level, 1963-1997

Table 1: Productivity Levels and Variation across States.

Sectors	___________1963__________		____________1997___________
Sectors	Average	Coefficient of Variation (%)	Average	Coefficient of Variation (%)
Mining	71641	60	134022	50
Construction	40822	16	57800	17
Manufacturing	40344	23	76173	29
Transportation and Public Utility	61941	11	105626	14
Wholesale Trade/ Retail trade	35602	9	41565	13
F.I.R.E	128474	20	192468	25
Service	32900	14	42534	17
Government	33321	18	48331	17
Total	43574	13	61755	15

Table 2: Output and Employment Shares across States.____________________________________________________
Sectors	Output Shares		Employment Shares
Sectors	1963	1997	1963	1997
Mining	2.3	1.5	1.1	0.5
Construction	4.9	4.2	5.2	4.6
Manufacturing	28.3	17.6	30.2	15.3
Transportation and Public Utility	9.4	8.5	6.9	5.2
Wholesale Trade/ Retail trade	17.4	16.0	20.8	23.3
F.I.R.E	14.6	19.2	5.0	5.8
Service	10.9	20.7	14.3	29.1
Government	12.3	12.3	16.5	16.2
Total	100	100_______	_______100	100

Table 3: Average Annual Growth Rate and Variation across States (percent), 1963—1997.
Sectors	All States
Sectors	Average	Coefficient ______of Variation__________
Mining	3.33	57
Construction	1.10	47
Manufacturing	2.04	51
Transportation and Public Utility	1.65	28
Wholesale Trade/ Retail trade	0.47	61
F.I.R.E	1.30	56
Service	0.77	57
Government	1.14	32
Total	1.05________	__________38______________

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