"Figure 3: Construction output per hour worked grew by 5.8%; faster than manufacturing and services","" "Output per hour, hours worked and GVA, quarter vs pre-pandemic, percentage change, UK, Quarter 2 2021","" "","" "Notes","1. Estimates of hours worked are sign reversed to reflect how they affect output per hour. An increase in hours worked will reduce output per hour, while a decrease in hours worked will lift output per hour. 2. Bars are not weighted by size in the economy, so do not represented contributions to growth. " "Unit","Percentage" "","" "Industry grouping","GVA","Hours worked (sign reversed)","Output per hour" "Whole economy","-4.3","4.8","0.6" "","undefined","undefined","undefined" "Construction","-1.8","7.3","5.8" "","undefined","undefined","undefined" "Manufacturing","-3.4","6.3","3.1" "","undefined","undefined","undefined" "Services","-3.1","4.5","1.5" "","undefined","undefined","undefined" "Non-manufacturing production","-6.8","4.1","-2.8"