--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/issue-6/the-contribution-of-ict-producing-and-ict-using-industries-to-productivity-growth-a-comparison-of-canada-europe-and-the-united-states/" title: "The Contribution of ICT-Producing and ICT-Using Industries to Productivity Growth: A Comparison of Canada, Europe and the United States" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-13T05:43:00+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-13T06:41:26+00:00" post_type: "ipm" summary: "" ipm_issue_period: - "Spring 2003" ipm_keyword: - "Canada" - "Europe" - "growth accounting" - "ICT" - "ICT-producing" - "ICT-using" - "industry-level" - "labour productivity" - "productivity" - "United States" ipm_research_theme: - "Technology and innovation" ipm_country_focus: - "Canada" - "Europe" - "OECD" - "United States" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IPM_50_banner.webp" status: "publish" --- # The Contribution of ICT-Producing and ICT-Using Industries to Productivity Growth: A Comparison of Canada, Europe and the United States Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/issue-6/the-contribution-of-ict-producing-and-ict-using-industries-to-productivity-growth-a-comparison-of-canada-europe-and-the-united-states/ # The Contribution of ICT-Producing and ICT-Using Industries to Productivity Growth: A Comparison of Canada, Europe and the United States [Download full PDF article](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-6-5-van-Ark-Inklaar-McGuckin.pdf) Cite this article × Cite this article as: van Ark, Bart, Robert Inklaar, and Robert McGuckin. 2003. “The Contribution of ICT-Producing and ICT-Using Industries to Productivity Growth: A Comparison of Canada, Europe and the United States.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 6 (Spring 2003): 56–63. https://www.csls.ca/ipm-archive/issue-6/the-contribution-of-ict-producing-and-ict-using-industries-to-productivity-growth-a-comparison-of-canada-europe-and-the-united-states/ ## Authors: - Bart van Ark University of Manchester / The Productivity Institute - Robert Inklaar University of Groningen; The Conference Board - Robert McGuckin University of Groningen; The Conference Board; University of Groningen; The Conference Board ## IPM Issue 6 Spring 2003 pp. 56–63 ## Related IPM articles [Labour Productivity as a Measure of Technological Change Ulrich Kohli Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 64–81](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/labour-productivity-as-a-measure-of-technological-change/) [The Relationship between Efficiencies Defenses for Mergers and TFP Growth Robin Shaban Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 82–102](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/the-relationship-between-efficiencies-defenses-for-mergers-and-tfp-growth/) [Appendix: Variable Definitions and Country/Sector Coverage for Regulatory Reform Analysis Gilbert Cette, Jimmy Lopez, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Océane Vernerey Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 1–18](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/appendix-variable-definitions-and-country-sector-coverage-for-regulatory-reform-analysis/) [Adult Skills and Productivity: New Evidence from PIAAC 2023 Dan Andrews, Balázs Égert, Christine de La Maisonneuve Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 41–63](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/adult-skills-and-productivity-new-evidence-from-piaac-2023/) [The Potential Impact of Pro-competitive Regulatory Reforms on Productivity and Growth in Canada Gilbert Cette, Jimmy Lopez, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Océane Vernerey Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 3–40](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/the-potential-impact-of-pro-competitive-regulatory-reforms-on-productivity-and-growth-in-canada/) [IPM Issue 49 Editors’ Overview Andrew Sharpe, Bart van Ark, Paul Schreyer Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 1–2](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/) [De-industrialization and the Great Productivity Slowdown: What Comes Next? 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It finds that while productivity growth accelerated in both Canada and the U.S. in the second half of the 1990s, the U.S. acceleration was much larger and driven more strongly by ICT-using industries. Canada occupied an intermediate position between Europe and the United States in the contribution of ICT-using industries, possibly reflecting its intermediate position between Europe’s stricter product and labour market regulation and the more flexible U.S. environment. Cet article compare la contribution sectorielle des industries productrices et utilisatrices de TIC à la croissance de la productivité du travail au Canada, aux États-Unis et en Europe sur la période 1990-2000. Il constate que si la croissance de la productivité s’est accélérée au Canada et aux États-Unis dans la seconde moitié des années 1990, l’accélération américaine a été bien plus marquée et davantage portée par les industries utilisatrices de TIC. Le Canada occupait une position intermédiaire entre l’Europe et les États-Unis quant à la contribution des industries utilisatrices de TIC, reflétant peut-être sa situation médiane entre la réglementation plus stricte des marchés de produits et du travail en Europe et l’environnement plus flexible des États-Unis. [Download full PDF](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-6-5-van-Ark-Inklaar-McGuckin.pdf)