Highlights
Labour productivity, UK: October to December 2017
What's in the bulletin?
- UK labour productivity, as measured by output per hour, is estimated to have grown by 0.7% from Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2017 to Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2017; this is the second quarter in a row that output per hour grew, after falling in the first half of 2017.
- By contrast, output per worker and output per job both grew by 0.1% between the third and fourth quarter; the difference between these two measures and output per hour reflects a fall in average hours per job and per worker.
- Labour productivity grew in both services and manufacturing industries; services productivity grew by 0.3% on the previous quarter and manufacturing productivity grew by 2.6%.
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
Quarterly UK productivity hours and output per hour by industry division (two-digit Standard Industrial Classification: SIC). Seasonally adjusted experimental statistics.
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Multi-factor productivity (experimental): estimates
Annual estimates, 1970 to 2016 and quarterly estimates, Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 1994 to Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2017.
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Labour productivity: region by industry
Quarterly UK productivity hours and jobs, and output per hour and per job by industry and Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics: NUTS1 regions (and devolved nations). 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 2017
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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UK productivity introduction
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
Experimental statistics for sub-regions of the UK for several measures of labour productivity (gross value added (GVA) per hour worked, GVA per filled job).
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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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Quarterly UK public service productivity (Experimental Statistics)
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 estimates, healthcare
Updated estimates of inputs, output and productivity for public service healthcare in the UK between 1995 and 2014, and new estimates for 2015.
Methodology related to Productivity measures
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