The Importance of Services for Production Activity in South-West Oltenia Region's Economy

The labour productivity, as a concept that expresses the production level per unit of used labour production factor, is adapted to the performance analysis of mass production systems, with standardized and relatively less diversified products; is a concept that fits too little to production of goods and services very diversified and less standardized. The analysis of “real” economic performances and in particular of productivity implies that for many activities in the tertiary sector, a preliminary stage of agreement on the indicators for evaluation. The labour productivity is a leading economic indicator, characteristic for the national economy competitiveness and economic growth. The paper aims to identify the economic activities that have contributed to the economic growth in the South - West Oltenia region.