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It might sound like "peeing all over British industry", but the fact is that the UK has a productivity problem. And it's not just the obvious one that output per worker-hour has fallen since the recession began. The truth is that, even before the recession, productivity was slowing down. In the 20 years to 2007, it grew by 2.1 per cent – a full percentage point less than it rose in 1947-73.
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By Chris Dillow,
20 August 2012
Chris spent eight years as an economist with one of Japan's largest banks. Here, he provides insightful commentary on the latest economic news and data, along with thought-provoking articles about investor behaviour.
Comment on the ups and downs of property investments, with a particular focus on the perennially popular world of buy to let
