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Scottish Annual Business Statistics 2006
28/08/2008
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published Scottish Annual Business Statistics 2006. The publication includes financial and employment statistics on Scottish firms, by industry sector and local authority area. The statistics cover approximately two thirds of the economy and are best suited to analysis of individual industries rather than the economy as a whole.
The main findings are:
- Since 2005, the main sectors saw the following increases in gross value added: services increased by £4.5 bn (14per cent), manufacturing by £1.1 bn (9 per cent) and construction by £0.6 bn (12 per cent)
- In 2006, GVA per employee in manufacturing (£60,700) was nearly twice as high as that in services sector (£30,900). In part this reflects the higher level of part time working in the service sector
- Within manufacturing, foreign-owned companies account for 27 per cent of employees and 29 per cent of GVA. Within services, foreign-owned companies account for 12 per cent of employees and 16 per cent of GVA
The Scottish Annual Business Statistics are based on the Annual Business Inquiry conducted by the Office for National Statistics. Summary data for Scotland, as well as data for other regions and countries within the UK, were published on July 31, 2008 and are available on the ONS website.
The figures published today cover the period 1998 to 2006, and include new figures for 2006 and revised figures for 2005.
For the reference year 2005 onwards, figures on Scottish capital expenditure are no longer made available in this publication. Please see the methodology section of the website for further information.
National statistics are produced by professionally independent statistical staff.