UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds
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Key context: <p>Resolution Foundation suggests economy may finally be emerging from shadow of 2008 financial crisis</p><p>Productivity in the UK – a vital measure of economic health – is growing more strongly than official figures suggest, according to analysis from the Resolution Foundation.</p><p>The thinktank suggests the chancellor, John Healey, may have inherited an economy finally starting to emerge from the long shadow of the 2008 global financial crisis.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/24/uk-productivity-growing-faster-official-figures-resolution-foundation">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Resolution Foundation suggests economy may finally be emerging from shadow of 2008 financial crisisProductivity in the UK – a vital measure of economic health – is growing more strongly than official figures suggest, according to analysis from the Resolution Foundation.The thinktank suggests the chancellor, John Healey, may have inherited an economy finally starting to emerge from the long shadow of the 2008 global financial crisis. Continue reading...
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