UK public service productivity fell 1.6% year-over-year in Q4 and rose 0.4% quarter-over-quarter, driven by a decrease of 0.1% in inputs and an increase of 0.3% in output: ONS

LONDON , April 24, 2023 (press release) –

Experimental estimates for UK total public service productivity, inputs and output to provide a short-term, timely indicator of the future path of the annual productivity estimates.

Main points

• Since Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2021, public service productivity has remained mostly steady. 
• Public service productivity rose by around 0.4% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2022, after a 1.1% fall the previous quarter. 
• Public service productivity fell by 1.6% in Quarter 4 2022, compared with the same quarter a year ago. 
• Experimental annual estimates suggest that total public service productivity rose by 1.9% in 2022, following an increase of 7.3% in 2021 and an estimated fall of 13.3% in 2020.

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