Labour productivity fell 0.5% in the second quarter compared with a year earlier

Economic

downturn

Output per hour growing

2%

1

0

-1

-0.5%

-2

Output per hour shrinking

-3

-4

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Economic downturn

Output per hour growing

2%

1

0

-1

-0.5%

-2

Output per hour shrinking

-3

-4

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019