Crescita della produttività negli USA confermata per il secondo trimestre

US nonfarm business-sector labor productivity rose 1.4% in the second quarter of 2026, unchanged from the preliminary estimate, following a 0.8% increase in the first quarter.

Output iincreased 1.7% and hours worked increased 0.3%, both in line with the initial estimates..Manufacturing productivity, however, was revised up to 2.4% from a preliminary 1.9%, marking its strongest reading since Q2 2021.

Output growth was revised to 5.4% from 4.6%, while hours worked increased 2.9%, compared with 2.6% previously estimated..

Productivity in durable manufacturing increased by 3.6%, with output rising 8.9% and hours worked increasing 5.1%.

In nondurable manufacturing, productivity grew 2.1% because output increased 1.4% while hours worked decreased 0.6%.

On an annual basis, nonfarm productivity increased 2.2%, while manufacturing productivity rose by 1.1%.