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Productivity economic commentary, UK: January to March 2021
The main findings from official statistics and analysis of UK productivity, presenting a summary of recent developments.
UK productivity flash estimate: January to March 2021
Flash estimate of labour productivity for Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2021 based on the latest data from the gross domestic product (GDP) first quarterly estimate and labour market statistics.
UK economy latest
A roundup of the latest data and analysis on the UK economy, business and jobs following Brexit and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Datasets related to Productivity measures
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Labour productivity: Tables 1 to 8 and R1
Quarterly output per hour, output per job and output per worker for the whole UK economy and a range of industries.
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Flash productivity by section
Flash estimate of labour productivity by section. The latest data are from the gross domestic product (GDP) first quarterly estimate and labour market statistics.
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Multi-factor productivity estimates
Quarterly and annual growth accounting data for the UK market sector and component industries. Experimental estimates.
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Public service productivity, quarterly
Includes quarterly, annual and revisions tabs to see the picture for UK public service productivity and also to see how much has changed in the data.
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Unit labour cost and unit wage cost time series
Quarterly unit labour cost (ULC) and unit wage cost (UWC) for the whole UK economy and unit wage cost (UWC) for manufacturing industries.
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Subregional productivity: labour productivity indices by UK ITL2 and ITL3 subregions
Annual labour productivity (gross value added (GVA) per hour worked and GVA per filled job) indices by UK ITL2 and ITL3 subregions.
Publications related to Productivity measures
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Productivity economic commentary, UK
The main findings from official statistics and analysis of UK productivity, presenting a summary of recent developments.
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UK productivity flash estimate
Flash estimate of labour productivity for Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2021 based on the latest data from the gross domestic product (GDP) first quarterly estimate and labour market statistics.
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Subregional productivity in the UK
Estimates for subregional labour productivity measured as gross value added (GVA) per hour worked and GVA per filled job.
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International comparisons of productivity (ICP) methodology updates
An update on the work in progress to develop a UK-tailored component method for estimating labour inputs for productivity estimates.
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Firm-level labour productivity measures from the Annual Business Survey, Great Britain
Experimental Statistics on labour productivity at the firm level using the Annual Business Survey (ABS), by detailed combinations of firm characteristics. The statistics cover the non-financial business economy for Great Britain, 1998 to 2018.
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Coronavirus and the effects on UK productivity measures
How the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the wider containment efforts are expected to impact on UK productivity estimates, and challenges on data collection.
Looking for local statistics?
A handy guide to let you know where to find local statistics.