LONDON (Reuters) -British output per hour worked in the three months to June was 0.8% lower than a year earlier, the steepest annual decline since the third quarter of 2024, official figures showed on
UK Productivity Declines by 0.8% in Q2 Compared to Last Year
Analysis of UK Productivity Trends
LONDON (Reuters) -British output per hour worked in the three months to June was 0.8% lower than a year earlier, the steepest annual decline since the third quarter of 2024, official figures showed on Thursday.
Impact of COVID-19 on Productivity
Weak productivity growth has been a problem for Britain and many other Western economies for years and has become somewhat more sluggish since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Comparison with Previous Years
Britain's Office for National Statistics said output per hour worked in the second quarter of 2025 was 1.5% higher than in 2019. Output per worker has risen just 1.1% since then.
Official Statistics Overview
(Reporting by David MillikenEditing by William Schomberg)
