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<p>The fall in productivity in 2019 Q1 was predominantly due to a fall in manufacturing
productivity of -0.9%. Productivity in the services sector grew by 0.2% over the same
period. A similar pattern was observed in 2018 Q4, with services productivity outperforming
manufacturing; growing by 0.4% compared to a fall of -1.1% for the latter.</p><p>In
terms of international comparisons, based on OECD data, all G7 countries excluding
the US (for which data are not yet available) experienced a slowdown in productivity
growth in 2018. The UK's productivity growth rate of just over 0.5% in 2018, was the
second highest in the G7.</p>
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