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The Scottish Economic Report November 2004

SE/2004/245: Laid before the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Ministers, November 2004

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Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: The Scottish Economy: Recent Developments and Future Prospects
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Recent Developments
1.2.1 Output and Demand
1.2.2 Labour Market
1.3 Scotland's Economic Performance over the medium term
1.3.1 What's Driving Service Sector Growth?
1.3.2 The Restructuring of Manufacturing
1.3.3 Construction Sector Performance
1.3.4 Oil & Gas Sector Performance
1.3.5 Housing Market
1.3.6 Housing Affordability for First Time Buyers
1.3.7 Primary Sector Performance
1.4 Future Prospects
Chapter 2 UK, EU and Global Economic Developments
2.1 Scotland in the Global, EU and UK Context
2.1.1 Integration with UK Economy and Rest of the World
2.2 UK Economy
2.2.1 Overview
2.2.2 Output and Demand
2.2.3 Labour Market
2.2.4 Public Finances and the Budget
2.2.5 Monetary Policy
2.3 Global Developments
2.4 Euro Area
2.5 Japan
2.6 United States
Chapter 3: The Framework for Economic Development in Scotland
3.1 The Framework
3.2 Spending proposals 2005-2008
Chapter 4: Selected Economic Issues
4.1 Older Workers in the Labour Market
4.2 Trends in the Small Businesses Sector
4.3 Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland - The Statistics and their Interpretation
4.4 Scottish Creative Industries: Employment Concentration Evidence

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