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Scottish Economic Report
30/06/2006
The latest edition of the Scottish Economic Report is published today.
The report presents a thorough review of recent trends in the Scottish, UK European, and global economies. In addition, there are two shorter articles focusing on selected economic issues.
The report analyses and explores recent developments. It does not contain any new or revised data.
The report has four main parts:
THE SCOTTISH ECONOMY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
The first part - The Scottish Economy: Recent Developments and Future Prospects - provides an overview of the Scottish economy. This chapter examines recent and current performance of GDP and the labour market at the aggregate and sectoral level, as well as a discussion around future prospects
GLOBAL, EUROPEAN AND UK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
Chapter 2: Global, European and UK Economic Developments demonstrates the linkages between Scotland and the wider economic environment. The chapter provides a synopsis of economic developments in the United Kingdom, European, and global economies.
THE FRAMEWORK FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SCOTLAND
This chapter provides a summary of the Executive's response to the recent Business Growth Inquiry, carried out by the Enterprise and Culture Committee of the Scottish Parliament. In addition, the chapter sets out the Executive's new Sustainable Development Strategy. The chapter also makes the link between these two areas and the priorities of the Framework for Economic Development in Scotland.
SELECTED ECONOMIC ISSUES
The report also contains two articles which examine specific economic issues, the first of which looks at skills in the Scottish economy. The second article highlights key factors in the social services labour market in a Scottish context.
This is the thirteenth edition of the SER which is published twice a year.
Editorial responsibility lies with the Office of the Chief Economic Adviser of the Scottish Executive. The next edition of the SER will be published in November 2006.