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Labour productivity: Jan to Mar 2017
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- UK labour productivity, as measured by output per hour, is estimated to have fallen by 0.5% from Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2016 to Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2017; over a longer time-period, labour productivity growth has been lower on average than prior to the economic downturn.
- Labour productivity fell in services but rose in the manufacturing industries; services productivity fell by 0.6% on the previous quarter, while manufacturing productivity grew by 0.2% on the previous quarter.
- Earnings and other labour costs growth outpaced productivity growth, resulting in unit labour cost (ULC) growth of 2.1% in the year to Quarter 1 2017.
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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Multi-factor Productivity (experimental): Estimates
Component series used in MFP estimates
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Labour productivity: Jan to Mar 2017
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International comparisons of UK productivity (ICP), final estimates: 2015
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UK productivity introduction: Jan to Mar 2017
This article draws together the key 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: Jan 2017
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Management practices and productivity among manufacturing businesses in Great Britain: Experimental estimates for 2015
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Volume index of UK capital services (experimental): estimates to 2015
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Quarterly public service productivity (Experimental Statistics): Jan to Mar 2017
Experimental estimates for quarterly UK total public service productivity, inputs and output to provide short-term indicator of annual productivity estimates.
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Public service productivity estimates: healthcare, 2014
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