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Labour productivity estimates for detailed industries in the UK, 2009 to 2023

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  • Martin, Josh
  • Taylor, Cliodhna

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We construct labour productivity estimates for 184 industries spanning the entire UK economy – more than double the granularity available from official datasets. To do so, we use only publicly available data sources and transparent and reproducible methods in order to enable our estimates to be used, adapted and updated by other researchers. Our methods ensure a high degree of consistency with official productivity statistics and conformity with National Accounts concepts. While this level of granularity presents potential data quality concerns, the trade-off between granularity and quality in our estimates is more favourable than that inherent in official productivity statistics. We also include detailed discussion of measurement issues pertinent to UK productivity statistics. Two applications of our estimates are included: one providing new insights on the distribution of productivity across the UK economy, and one demonstrating the use for policy analysis.

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  • Martin, Josh & Taylor, Cliodhna, 2025. "Labour productivity estimates for detailed industries in the UK, 2009 to 2023," Technical Reports escoe-tr-32, Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence.
    • Handle: RePEc:eoe:escoet:escoe-tr-32
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    • E01 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth; Environmental Accounts
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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