# City Minutes: Big cities are catching up

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Podcast: [Centre for Cities](https://stenobird.com/podcast/centre-for-cities-828419)
Published: 2025-10-15T03:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://centreforcities.podbean.com/e/city-minutes-big-cities-are-catching-up/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/375vsqwfj55c9cas/CM_productivity_mixdown6lhtk.mp3
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## Resource

Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Yunze Wang, Analyst, to discuss the findings of our latest briefing 'How productive are the UK’s big cities?'. They dive into what the latest data ONS tells us about big city performance and some of the potential inconsistencies that arise.

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