Examining product variance in productivity throughout the United Kingdom
In the summer of 2025, a significant report was published in the Journal "National Institute UK Economic Outlook", Volume Series A, Issue No. 19. Authored by Professor Arnab Bhattacharjee and Gopal K. Basak, the report titled "UK Economy Outlook Summer 2025" discusses productivity variations across the United Kingdom.
The report highlights that since the 2008-09 financial crisis, the UK productivity performance has been poor compared to historical standards and international comparison, particularly to that of the United States (NIESR, 2022). One pattern exhibited by the UK economy is weak regional productivity across the country, except for London, the metropolitan parts of the South East, and certain metropolitan areas such as Manchester.
In 2023, the North West made the largest positive contribution (0.9%) to productivity growth compared to 2019 (pre-Covid), while London made the largest negative contribution (-0.3%). London had labor productivity that was 28.5% above the UK average and output per job that was 35.3% above the UK average in 2023.
The report falls under the themes of Productivity, Trade, and Regional Economies, providing valuable insights into the regional productivity variations within the UK. However, it does not provide any specific timeframes or data related to the productivity variations beyond 2023, nor does it discuss any specific geographical regions beyond those mentioned earlier. The report also does not indicate any conclusions, recommendations, or findings in the provided paragraph.
The report cites sources such as van Ark et al., 2025, and ONS (2025), but it does not provide any context or background information about the authors or the report itself. Additionally, the search results do not provide specific names of authors specialized in regional productivity of the United States and the United Kingdom, nor detailed information about which important regions within the United Kingdom they investigate. The tags associated with the report are not specified in the provided paragraph.
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