TOKYO,JAPAN - Media OutReach - 30 October 2019 - The AsianProductivity Organization (APO) released the APO Productivity Databook 2019, an annual analytical report onrecent and long-term productivity and economic performance in the Asia-Pacific.

The publication summarizes socioeconomicand productivity growth, takinginto account the diverse stages and pace of development of member countries aswell as reference economies. For the second year, mid-term projections offuture economic and labor productivity gains in the Asia-Pacific through 2030were developed to assist in setting updated targets.

Notable additions to the 2019 edition ofthe publication include:

• Highlights of the analyses in eachchapter make them easier for policymakers to use.

• 20 country profiles and five regionalprofiles are given with productivity indicators for APO members and otherAsia-Pacific economies.

• Total factor productivity estimates areimproved with considerations of land capital and labor quality changes andexpanded to cover a wider range of economies.

Examples of data include:

Productivity measurement based on official dataenables relevant comparisons of the quality of economic growth and productivitygains achieved. It also supports the monitoring of national productivityperformance, which is at the core of public policy formulation. Internationalcomparisons and analyses are the basis for evidence-based policy advisoryservices offered by the APO to member countries.

The APO Productivity Databook 2019 can be downloaded free of charge from the link below:

https://www.apo-tokyo.org/publications/ebooks/apo-productivity-databook-2019/

The online APO Productivity Database 2019 and AsianEconomy and Productivity Map, a tool that provides comprehensive productivitydata on 30 Asian countries and benchmarks from multiple economic groups worldwide,are also updated in the link below:

https://www.apo-tokyo.org/wedo/productivity-measurement/