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UK productivity 0.1% lower than a year earlier, ONS says - REUTERS
LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - British workers produced 0.1% less per hour worked in the three months to June, compared with their output a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday.
Output per hour worked was 2.1% higher than its average in 2019, the ONS added.
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