Output per hour annual growth
growth
Annual percentage change in whole-economy output per hour worked.
Latest
0.5 %
2026 Q1Previous-period movement
+1.2
This describes movement, not whether the outcome is good or bad.Source
Retrieved 2026-09-21 · revision 1Recent observations
| Period | Value | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 0.5 % | 1 |
| 2025 Q4 | -0.7 % | 1 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1.1 % | 1 |
| 2025 Q2 | -0.7 % | 1 |
| 2025 Q1 | 0.6 % | 1 |
| 2024 Q4 | 0.2 % | 1 |
| 2024 Q3 | -2.2 % | 1 |
| 2024 Q2 | -0.4 % | 1 |
| 2024 Q1 | -0.7 % | 1 |
| 2023 Q4 | -0.7 % | 1 |
| 2023 Q3 | 0 % | 1 |
| 2023 Q2 | -0.2 % | 1 |
| 2023 Q1 | -0.5 % | 1 |
| 2022 Q4 | 0.5 % | 1 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1.3 % | 1 |
| 2022 Q2 | 0.1 % | 1 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1.5 % | 1 |
| 2021 Q4 | 2.2 % | 1 |
| 2021 Q3 | -3 % | 1 |
| 2021 Q2 | 5.5 % | 1 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1.4 % | 1 |
| 2020 Q4 | 0.1 % | 1 |
| 2020 Q3 | 5.3 % | 1 |
| 2020 Q2 | -1.1 % | 1 |
One reading
Rising total output can indicate that the economy is expanding and supporting incomes and tax receipts.
Another reading
Total growth can coexist with weak output per person, uneven regional outcomes or limited productivity gains.
What the data cannot prove: a movement does not by itself identify its cause or show that every person experienced the same outcome.