"Figure 1: Productivity has changed little in the construction industry in the past 50 years","" "Output per hour worked and multi-factor productivity, construction industry and market sector, UK, 1970 to 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. Multi-Factor Productivity is the unexplained growth in output after accounting for growth in capital and labour inputs." "Unit","Index 1970=100" "","" "Period","Market sector output per hour","Market sector MFP","Construction output per hour","Construction MFP" "1970","100.0","100.0","100.0","100.0" "1971","105.5","102.8","105.1","103.4" "1972","108.6","104.8","100.7","100.2" "1973","113.7","109.3","96.6","96.8" "1974","112.0","105.9","95.3","92.0" "1975","113.4","104.9","95.1","90.4" "1976","117.2","107.1","95.5","90.3" "1977","119.0","107.7","96.9","91.3" "1978","123.4","110.6","102.4","96.9" "1979","126.6","112.6","101.4","95.9" "1980","125.2","109.7","97.0","91.5" "1981","129.4","110.9","93.4","87.4" "1982","135.6","115.6","104.7","96.9" "1983","143.2","121.6","112.6","103.3" "1984","142.2","121.8","112.6","104.9" "1985","145.2","123.9","111.4","103.8" "1986","149.6","127.4","116.0","109.0" "1987","154.2","131.8","120.0","114.3" "1988","157.0","135.1","120.2","114.6" "1989","154.4","132.9","114.3","108.9" "1990","156.0","131.7","117.2","107.9" "1991","160.5","130.8","119.7","104.8" "1992","165.6","131.0","127.3","106.7" "1993","172.4","134.4","126.9","105.1" "1994","175.4","135.9","122.7","100.7" "1995","175.9","135.7","121.3","99.0" "1996","178.3","136.2","123.8","100.5" "1997","179.3","136.8","122.8","99.3" "1998","183.7","138.1","124.8","100.6" "1999","189.2","139.3","132.9","105.7" "2000","197.9","143.9","131.1","103.2" "2001","199.2","143.5","129.4","100.7" "2002","206.6","146.5","129.4","99.6" "2003","213.6","148.9","125.3","94.7" "2004","218.7","151.8","121.0","90.8" "2005","222.9","153.4","118.1","89.4" "2006","228.7","155.0","116.8","87.8" "2007","232.0","155.7","113.7","85.8" "2008","231.4","154.4","107.5","80.2" "2009","229.2","150.3","96.8","70.3" "2010","235.4","154.3","110.4","79.8" "2011","237.3","155.8","118.2","84.8" "2012","236.6","154.5","118.5","83.8" "2013","237.3","154.6","120.6","84.2" "2014","236.9","155.7","118.2","83.7" "2015","237.1","155.4","121.2","85.9" "2016","239.0","155.4","116.3","82.1" "2017","241.1","156.2","116.1","82.1" "2018","241.6","155.5","113.2","78.9" "2019","242.1","155.4","113.0","75.9" "2020","250.0","148.9","114.6","69.0"