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Business output declines as hours worked edge up

quarterly % change -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 Q2 2024 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 2025 Q3 Q4 Q1 2026 Real gross domestic productReal gross domestic product Labour productivityLabour productivity Hours workedHours worked
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Business output declines as hours worked edge up, quarterly % change
  Real gross domestic product Labour productivity Hours worked
Second quarter 2024 0.8 0.5 0.3
Third quarter 2024 0.8 0.7 0.2
Fourth quarter 2024 0.9 0.7 0.2
First quarter 2025 0.8 0.2 0.6
Second quarter 2025 -0.5 -0.7 0.2
Third quarter 2025 0.7 0.9 -0.2
Fourth quarter 2025 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1
First quarter 2026 -0.1 -0.5 0.4
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