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Labour market statistics

July 14, 2011 at 9:11 am · Filed under Business, Social Sciences ·Tagged ,

These statistics were published in July 2011.

“The unemployment rate for the three months to May 2011 was 7.7 per cent of the economically active population, down 0.1 on the quarter. The total number of unemployed people fell by 26,000 over the quarter to reach 2.45 million. The number of people unemployed for up to one year increased by 11,000 over the quarter to reach 1.64 million. The number of people unemployed for over one year fell by 37,000 to reach 807,000. The quarterly fall in unemployment occurred mainly among people aged from 16 to 24. The number of unemployed people in this age group fell by 42,000 over the quarter to reach 917,000.”

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Scottish Index of Manufactured Exports, 2011 Q1

July 14, 2011 at 9:00 am · Filed under Business ·Tagged ,

These statistics were published in July 2011.

Main Findings

“The seasonally adjusted Scottish index of manufactured exports (IME) grew by 3.9 per cent during the first quarter of 2011.

On an annual basis, comparing the most recent four quarters to the previous four quarters (4Q-on-4Q), the volume of manufactured export sales increased 2.2 per cent.”

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Economic & Labour Market Review (ELMR)

May 17, 2011 at 9:00 am · Filed under Business, Social Sciences ·Tagged , ,

These statistics were published in May 2011.

“Economic & Labour Market Review (ELMR) draws together expert research and analysis to build an up-to-date, comprehensive and unique statistical picture of the UK economy and labour market.

ELMR includes impartial commentary and analysis from its specialist ONS authors, illustrated with tables, charts and diagrams. It provides an independent, cohesive view of the state of the economy and the labour market, and gives an insight into how the statistics behind the analysis are produced and interpreted.

In this edition

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Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics

May 9, 2011 at 9:00 am · Filed under Business, Education, General, Health, Social Sciences ·Tagged ,

“Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics is the Scottish Governments on-going programme to improve the availability, consistency and accessibility of small area statistics in Scotland.”

Recently added statistics

  • Comparative illness count
  • Percentage of 17-21 year olds enrolling into higher education

Statistics are added in areas such as economic activity, benefits and tax credits; transport; education, skills and training; business, enterprise and energy; and housing.

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Retail Sales Index (RSI) For Scotland 2011 Quarter 1

May 6, 2011 at 9:00 am · Filed under Business ·Tagged , , ,

This report was published in May 2011.

“Retail Sales in Scotland, in constant basic prices, fell by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2011 and grew by 2.4 per cent over the year to the end of 2011 Q1, according to provisional estimates released today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.

The main findings of the latest figures are:

· The volume of Retail Sales at basic prices in Scotland fell by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2011 and grew by 2.4 per cent annually (seasonally adjusted).

· The value of Retail Sales at current prices in Scotland grew by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2011 and grew by 3.7 per cent annually (seasonally adjusted).”

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Gross Domestic Product For Scotland 2010 Quarter 4

May 3, 2011 at 9:00 am · Filed under Business ·Tagged , ,

This report was published in April 2011.

“Scottish Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in constant basic prices fell 0.4 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2010.

The Construction sector experienced the biggest fall in output of 2.0 per cent over the quarter. Output in the Production sector fell 0.5 per cent, with Manufacturing falling 0.6 per cent. The Services sector experienced an overall fall of 0.1 per cent.

On an annual basis (4Q-on-4Q), GDP grew by 0.8 per cent in 2010, compared to 2009.”

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Overseas travel and tourism publication

April 19, 2011 at 9:00 am · Filed under Business, Social Sciences ·Tagged ,

This report was published in April 2011.

“This report contains estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits. The estimates are derived from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) conducted by ONS at all major air and Eurostar ports in the UK as well as on sea and Eurotunnel routes into and out of the UK.”

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Labour Market Statistics

April 18, 2011 at 9:00 am · Filed under Business, Social Sciences ·Tagged , ,

These statistics were published in April 2011.

“Labour market statistics measure different aspects of  work and jobs and provide an insight into the economy. The statistics cover people’s participation in the labour force, working patterns and the types of work they do. The statistics also show any earnings and benefits they receive.”

Labour Market Statistical Bulletin April 2011

Labour Market Statistics Regional Monthly Data

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Assessing the contribution of retailing in Scotland: Final Report

April 7, 2011 at 9:00 am · Filed under Business ·Tagged , ,

This report was published in March 2011.

“This research report aims to establish the contribution of retailing to Scotland and its economy. This includes examining the contribution of retail to economic growth, other policy objectives and food & drink policy.”

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Business Enterprise Research and Development Scotland 2009

March 31, 2011 at 10:06 am · Filed under Business ·Tagged , ,

This report was published in March 2011.

“This publication presents information on research and development (R&D) performed by businesses operating in Scotland in 2009 as well as revisions to previously published data for 2007 and 2008. The data in this release are sourced from the Business Enterprise R&D survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).”

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