Highlights
Labour productivity, UK: October to December 2018
What's in the bulletin?
- Labour productivity for Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2018, as measured by output per hour, decreased by 0.1% compared with the same quarter a year ago; this is the second successive quarterly fall following the decrease of 0.2% seen for the previous quarter (Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2018).
- Whilst services experienced labour productivity growth of 0.4%, manufacturing decreased by 1.1%.
- Compared with the previous quarter, UK labour productivity is estimated to have grown by 0.3% in Quarter 4 2018; the increase in productivity reflected a slight decrease in the number of actual hours worked, whilst there was a larger increase in output growth for the quarter.
Datasets related to Productivity measures
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International comparisons of productivity
Data underlying comparisons of UK productivity against that of the remaining G7 countries.
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Labour productivity by industry division
Productivity hours and output per hour by industry division (two-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)). Seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted. Experimental Statistics, UK.
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Multi-factor productivity (experimental): estimates
Quarterly and annual growth accounting data for the UK market sector and component industries.
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Region by industry labour productivity
Productivity hours, productivity jobs, output per hour, and output per job by UK NUTS1 regions (and devolved nations) and industry section. Quarterly Experimental Statistics.
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International Comparisons of UK Labour Productivity by Industry
Data underlying comparisons of UK productivity against that for 29 European countries across 10 industries on a GVA per hour worked basis.
Publications related to Productivity measures
Statistical bulletins
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Labour productivity, UK: October to December 2018
Output per hour, output per job and output per worker for the whole economy and a range of industries. Includes estimates of unit labour costs.
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International comparisons of UK productivity (ICP), final estimates: 2016
A comparison of labour productivity across the G7 nations, in terms of levels of and growth in gross domestic product (GDP) per hour worked and GDP per worker.
Articles
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Productivity economic commentary
An article drawing together the main findings from official statistics and analysis of UK productivity to present a summary of recent developments.
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Regional and sub-regional productivity in the UK
Estimates for measures of labour productivity using a balanced gross value added (GVA) approach for NUTS1, NUTS2 and NUTS3 subregions of the UK, selected city regions and English local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) up to 2017. Estimates are in both real and nominal terms.
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Management practices and productivity in British production and services industries - initial results from the Management and Expectations Survey
Results from the second wave of a pilot survey, the Management and Expectations Survey, which gathered information on British management practices and firms' expectations for future growth.
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Volume index of UK capital services (experimental)
Experimental estimates of capital services, which is a measure of the contribution of capital to production of goods and services
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Public service productivity
Experimental estimates for UK total public service productivity, inputs and output to provide a short-term, timely indicator of the future path of the annual productivity estimates.
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Public service productivity, healthcare, UK
Includes estimates of output, inputs and productivity for public service healthcare in the UK between 1995 and 2016.
Methodology related to Productivity measures
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