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<p>Output per worker was approximately 2.2% higher in 2015 compared to 2008, according
to the Office for National Statistics. On an output per hour basis, productivity was
1.7% higher in 2015 compared to 2008.</p><p>Increasing productivity growth remains
one of the key economic challenges for this Parliament. The government’s ‘Fixing the
Foundations’ productivity plan sets out the ambitious vision and pro-productivity
agenda that the government is working on to meet the productivity challenge that most
advanced economies face.</p><p>The productivity plan can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-the-foundations-creating-a-more-prosperous-nation"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-the-foundations-creating-a-more-prosperous-nation</a></p><p>As
the plan notes, every part of government is contributing to this ambition; and the
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is working across Whitehall to ensure
that the reforms set out in the plan are delivered with urgency and pace.</p>
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