--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-44/fuller-measures-of-output-input-and-productivity-in-the-non-profit-sector-a-proof-of-concept-for-the-united-kingdom/" title: "Fuller Measures of Output, Input and Productivity in the Non-Profit Sector: A Proof of Concept for the United Kingdom" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-13T08:14:53+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-13T08:14:53+00:00" post_type: "ipm" summary: "" ipm_issue_period: - "Spring 2023" ipm_keyword: - "1997-2019" - "Bank of England" - "ESCoE" - "GDP" - "non-profit sector" - "NPISH" - "output measurement" - "Pro Bono Economics" - "productivity" - "UK" - "volunteer labour" ipm_research_theme: - "Sectoral and firm-level dynamics" ipm_country_focus: - "United Kingdom" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IPM_50_banner.webp" status: "publish" --- # Fuller Measures of Output, Input and Productivity in the Non-Profit Sector: A Proof of Concept for the United Kingdom Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-44/fuller-measures-of-output-input-and-productivity-in-the-non-profit-sector-a-proof-of-concept-for-the-united-kingdom/ # Fuller Measures of Output, Input and Productivity in the Non-Profit Sector: A Proof of Concept for the United Kingdom [Download full PDF article](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-44-2-Martin-Franklin.pdf) Cite this article × Cite this article as: Martin, Josh, and Jon Franklin. 2023. “Fuller Measures of Output, Input and Productivity in the Non-Profit Sector: A Proof of Concept for the United Kingdom.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 44 (Spring 2023): 34–66. https://www.csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-44/fuller-measures-of-output-input-and-productivity-in-the-non-profit-sector-a-proof-of-concept-for-the-united-kingdom/ ## Authors: - Josh Martin Bank of England / ESCoE - Jon Franklin Pro Bono Economics ## IPM Issue 44 Spring 2023 pp. 34–66 ## Related IPM articles [Is the SNA Still Useful? 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Using a range of publicly available data we estimate new input and output measures for the NonProfit Institutions Serving Households (NPISH) sector in the UK, and from these estimate labour productivity levels and growth. We find that the NPISH sector in the UK has grown rapidly over the past 20 years, with hours worked and nominal GVA growing faster than for the economy as a whole. Our fuller measures suggest NPISH accounts for about 4.4 percent of GDP in 2019, up from 3.3 percent two decades before, and compared with 2.9 per cent in 2019 before conceptual adjustments. The NPISH sector is less productive than the UK average, although similar to other labour-intensive industries like retail. We estimate little growth in labour productivity between 1997 and 2019, although price measurement in the relevant industries is difficult, so there is considerable uncertainty around our estimates of real GVA and productivity growth. Nous explorons le cadre conceptuel approprié pour réfléchir à la production et à la productivité du secteur sans but lucratif, et esquissons une feuille de route pour mesurer la productivité de ce secteur. Pour ce faire, nous devons aller au-delà des comptes nationaux, puisque certains intrants du secteur sans but lucratif (comme le temps bénévole) sont en dehors de la frontière du PIB. À l’aide d’un éventail de données publiquement disponibles, nous estimons de nouvelles mesures des intrants et des extrants pour le secteur des institutions sans but lucratif au service des ménages (ISBLSM) au Royaume-Uni, et à partir de celles-ci, estimons les niveaux et la croissance de la productivité du travail. Nous constatons que le secteur ISBLSM au Royaume-Uni a connu une croissance rapide au cours des 20 dernières années. [Download full PDF](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-44-2-Martin-Franklin.pdf)