Output per hour · annual change
-0.2%Real GDP per hour worked · June quarter 2026 compared with a year earlier.
Australia · Productivity
What we put in.
What we get out.
How much Australia produces for each hour of work, how that changes, and why it matters for living standards.
June quarter 2026 edition · Seasonally adjusted · New releases are checked before updating
Output per hour · quarterly change
0.0%Published ABS change · June quarter 2026 compared with the March quarter.
Market sector · annual change
-0.2%Real gross value added per hour worked · Different coverage from the whole economy.
More from each hour.
Productivity is output divided by the work hours used to produce it. Better tools, skills, technology and ways of working can help us produce more in the same time. The measure is about the production system as a whole; it is not a score for how hard individual people work.
The recent picture
Whole-economy output per hour was unchanged in the June quarter and 0.2% lower than a year earlier. One quarter can be noisy. The longer history helps put short-term movements in perspective.
How is output per hour changing?
Explore historyAnnual change · Whole economy · Seasonally adjusted
Trailing average of the latest 20 quarterly annual-growth rates. Calculated by TEP using earlier data where needed; no future values. This is a backward-looking guide, not a forecast or the ABS trend series.
How has the level changed?
Explore historyIndex · 2023–24 = 100 · Whole economy
Charts show the most recent ten years. Hover, tap or focus the chart and use the arrow keys. Full history and figures tables are on Productivity over time.
Dig into the picture
How has output per hour changed?
Explore the history back to 1978, with separate whole-economy and sector measures.
What is happening to output and hours?
See how changes in production and hours worked fit together.
Why does productivity matter?
Explore the connection with living standards, wages and time.
What do these figures measure?
Understand the definitions, limits and official sources.
Productivity sources and methods · June quarter 2026 edition