Highlights
Labour productivity, UK: January to March 2018
What's in the bulletin?
- Labour productivity, as measured by output per hour, grew by 0.9% compared with the same quarter a year ago; this remains noticeably below the long-term trend observed before 2008 when productivity growth averaged nearly 2% per annum, and suggests the “productivity puzzle” remains unsolved.
- Labour productivity grew, compared with the previous year, in both services and manufacturing industries by 0.9% and 0.7% respectively.
- UK labour productivity is estimated to have fallen by 0.4% in the first three months of the year, as a result of continued strength in employment growth combined with weaker output growth; this is the first fall in output per hour since the second quarter of 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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Labour productivity by industry division
Experimental Statistics. Productivity hours and output per hour by industry division (two-digit SIC). Seasonally and Non-Seasonally Adjusted
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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
Experimental Statistics. Productivity hours, productivity jobs, output per hour, and output per job by NUTS1 regions (and devolved nations) and industry section.
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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: January to March 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
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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