Answering questions on productivity

  • Risks to productivity are on the upside
  • It's an open question whether temporary slowdown that the BOE has forecast for productivity will happen
  • Disappointment in productivity growth has cause BOE to lower forecasts
  • We have not revised them higher even with seeing a pick up
  • There is no aggressive forecast for productivity

Haldane

  • BOE is being vigilant on wage growth

Vlieghe

  • Productivity growth will keep improving