Regional economic indicators with a focus on industries in the UK regions

Abstract

This quarter, the regional economic indicators article focuses on performance of industries in the UK regions, and examines the contributions of specific industries to aggregate productivity in each region. The regular part of the article then gives an overview of the economic activity of UK regions in terms of their Gross Value Added (GVA), GVA per head and labour productivity. This is followed by a presentation of headline indicators of regional welfare, other drivers of regional productivity and regional labour market statistics. The indicators cover the nine Government Office Regions of England and the devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. These 12 areas comprise level 1 of the European Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS level 1) for the UK. The term 'region' is used to describe this level of geography for convenience in this article.