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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Heather Stewart Economics editor

UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds

Cars are spray painted at Jaguar Land Rover's advanced manufacturing facility in Solihull
Productivity measures the economic output produced by each worker, and is a crucial determinant of growth. Photograph: Matt Crossick/Alamy

Productivity in the UK – a vital measure of economic health – is growing more strongly than official figures suggest, according to analysis from the Resolution Foundation.

The thinktank suggests the chancellor, John Healey, may have inherited an economy finally starting to emerge from the long shadow of the 2008 global financial crisis.

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