Release: Labour Productivity, Q2 2012
Contact
Mark Franklin
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser
Telephone: +44 (0)1633 455981
Categories: Labour Market, People in Work, Productivity, Economy, Prices, Output and Productivity, Productivity Measures
Frequency of release: Quarterly
Language: English
Geographical coverage: UK
Geographical breakdown: Region
Survey name(s): Labour Force Survey, Monthly Business Survey (Production and Services), Monthly Business Survey - Retail Sales Inquiry, Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey, Short Term Employment Survey (GAPS), Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey, Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES)
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UK labour productivity fell by 0.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2012 on an output per hour basis. Market sector productivity fell by 1.5 per cent on this basis, to its lowest level since 2005
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Output per hour in the services sector fell by 0.8 per cent in the second quarter
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Output per hour in manufacturing fell by 1.5 per cent in the second quarter. Output per hour in the broader production sector fell by 1.3 per cent over this period
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Whole economy unit labour costs increased by 0.3 per cent in the second quarter and were 3.2 per cent higher than a year earlier. Manufacturing unit wage costs increased by 4.0 per cent in the second quarter and were 5.7 per cent higher than a year earlier
In this release
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