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Growth in hours worked outpaces business output growth for a third consecutive quarter

quarterly % change -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 I II 2020 III IV I II 2021 III IV I 2022 Real gross domestic productReal gross domestic product Labour productivityLabour productivity Hours workedHours worked
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Growth in hours worked outpaces business output growth for a third consecutive quarter, quarterly % change
  Real gross domestic product Labour productivity Hours worked
First quarter 2020 -2.7 3.7 -6.2
Second quarter 2020 -13.5 12.6 -23.2
Third quarter 2020 10.9 -9.6 22.7
Fourth quarter 2020 2.5 -1.6 4.2
First quarter 2021 1.1 -2.4 3.6
Second quarter 2021 -1.3 -0.5 -0.9
Third quarter 2021 1.3 -1.1 2.4
Fourth quarter 2021 2.0 -0.6 2.6
First quarter 2022 0.9 -0.5 1.4
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