"Figure 2: Productivity growth has been slow in construction industries compared with the whole economy","" "Output per hour worked, construction industry and sub-industries and whole economy, UK, 1997 to 2020, index 1997 = 100","" "","" "Notes","1. Industry division 71 (architectural and engineering services) is included, although it is not part of industry section F (construction) in the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2007. This reflects its close relationship with activity in the construction industry." "Unit","Index 1997=100" "","" "","Whole economy","Construction","Construction of buildings","Civil engineering","Specialised construction activities","Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis" "1997","100.0","100.0","100.0","100.0","100.0","100.0" "1998","101.1","100.2","101.9","92.5","101.2","99.2" "1999","103.4","106.7","109.4","96.1","107.9","100.5" "2000","106.8","105.1","109.2","94.2","105.1","97.5" "2001","108.1","103.9","107.6","93.6","104.2","94.6" "2002","110.4","103.9","111.7","91.0","102.1","99.8" "2003","113.3","100.8","104.8","97.1","97.9","100.7" "2004","115.6","98.2","99.2","100.1","95.3","109.0" "2005","116.3","94.9","95.2","95.7","93.0","100.8" "2006","118.7","93.9","91.9","93.0","94.1","104.8" "2007","120.3","91.3","90.7","87.1","91.9","103.7" "2008","120.7","87.3","80.9","86.4","91.2","104.1" "2009","117.9","77.7","67.3","85.2","81.0","101.0" "2010","121.1","89.7","77.7","99.2","94.1","102.9" "2011","121.4","94.9","80.7","105.2","100.9","94.5" "2012","121.0","95.2","81.0","106.4","100.2","96.9" "2013","121.1","96.9","87.4","96.1","102.0","102.0" "2014","121.3","95.0","80.5","97.3","103.9","98.3" "2015","123.5","98.6","86.1","99.9","106.1","96.6" "2016","123.4","93.1","80.5","90.5","101.5","93.3" "2017","125.0","93.3","81.7","86.7","102.2","98.1" "2018","125.9","91.0","79.8","84.7","98.4","88.6" "2019","126.5","90.8","75.9","92.6","98.9","77.5" "2020","128.8","92.7","75.0","92.8","103.5","81.8"