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UK witnesses productivity climb

1 October 2010
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UK witnesses productivity climbProductivity increased in the UK during the second quarter of 2010, new data reveal.

A report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the period in question saw an increase of 1.4 per cent in whole economy output per worker compared with the same three months of 2009.

This marked a rise in annual growth from 1.1 per cent in the first quarter of the year and a 0.5 per cent quarter-by-quarter climb in output.

Additionally, output per hour worked expanded by 1.4 per cent over the 12 months to the second quarter of 2010 and by 0.9 per cent over the three months, with manufacturing output per hour up by 5.7 per cent year-on-year.

Those involved in operations management may be interested to learn that manufacturing output growth accelerated in the second quarter of the year, while hourly output in the services sector was 0.7 per cent higher than in 2009.

Commenting on the ONS data, IHS Global Insight suggested that productivity may have been boosted by organisations "having to adapt and streamline their operations to survive the recession, with this leaving them leaner and fitter to compete".ADNFCR-3058-ID-800094640-ADNFCR
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