Understanding the economic performance of rural areas is an important part of government policy. This article presents experimental estimates of productivity at the rural and urban level for England as a result of collaboration between the Offi ce for National Statistics and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. These estimates, which are available from 2002 to 2005 and which will be produced in spring each year, have been developed to allow policy analysts and others to better measure the economic performance of rural and urban areas in England than is possible with existing regional productivity fi gures, which do not provide the necessary level of detail. The article outlines the underlying methodology and presents some of the key results.
Regional economic indicators A focus on rural and urban productivity in the English regions This quarter, the regional economic indicators article focuses on rural and urban productivity in the English regions. 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 Offi ce 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 the rest of this article.
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