This quarter, the regional economic indicators article focuses on explaining the differences in sub-regional Gross Value Added (GVA) per head between 2002 and 2007. This time series analysis splits the differences into five explanatory factors: productivity (defined as GVA per hour worked),...

SUMMARYThis quarter, the regional economic indicators article focuses on explaining variations in economic growth rates across NUTS1 regions between 1995 and 2007 by using the shift-share method. The technique is based on the assumption that local economic growth is explained by the combined...

SummaryThis quarter, the focus section of the Regional Economic Indicators article explores the influence of workforce skills on the economic performance of the NUTS 1 regions. The regular part of the article then gives an overview of the economic activity of UK regions in terms of their gross...

SUMMARYThis quarter, the Regional Economic Indicators article focuses on Gross Disposable Household Income (GDHI) which is a key measure of economic welfare and of the prosperity of residents living in a region. This article analyses the dispersion in GDHI per head between UK regions and...