Economics
U.K. Productivity Rises as Lockdowns Shut Bars and Restaurants
- Sectors able to keep operating generated more per hour worked
- Volatility clouds the debate over U.K.’s lagging productivity.
Commuters walk past a railway station in London.
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U.K. productivity has proved unexpectedly resilient during the pandemic, with more than a year of lockdowns and restrictions forcing the closure of businesses with relatively low levels of hourly output.