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Indicator: Labour productivity B3
Labour productivity - GDP per worker: 1997 to 2002  
Indicator Chart
Change since
tick 1970
tick 1990
curvey 1997

Coverage: selected countries

Source: National Statistics

Labour Productivity - GDP per hour: 1997 to 2002  
Indicator Chart

Coverage: selected countries

Source: National Statistics

Objective: Promote UK competitiveness
  • In 2001, labour productivity in the other G7 countries was on average about 14 per cent higher than in the UK, based on output per hour worked. It was 15 per cent higher in 1997 and 17 per cent higher in 1992.
  • Labour productivity in the UK has improved since 1992 in comparison with France, the United States and Japan, but worsened compared with Germany.


Page last modified: 21 April 2004  |  Page published: 21 April 2004