Main GDP Findings for 2009 Quarter 2

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GDP fell by 3.2 per cent annually and fell by 0.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2009 (seasonally adjusted).
In the year to end-June 2009, the Scottish service sector fell by 2.5 per cent, the production sector fell by 5.7 per cent and the construction sector fell by 6.3 per cent.
In the second quarter of 2009, the service sector fell by 0.4 per cent, the production sector declined by 1.9 per cent and the construction sector fell by 2.8 per cent.

The UK figures show that GDP on a comparable basis (constant basic prices) fell by 3.2 per cent in the year to end-June 2009 and fell 0.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2009.
Over the year, the UK experienced a 1.9 per cent fall in services, a 8.8 per cent fall in production and the construction sector fell by 8.2 per cent.
In the second quarter of 2009, the UK service sector fell by 0.6 per cent, the production sector declined by 0.5 per cent and the construction sector declined by 0.8 per cent.

In the second quarter of 2009, service sector output in Scotland fell by 0.4 per cent. Within services, transport, storage & communication (-1.4%), financial services (-1.0%), other services (-1.2%) and retail & wholesale (-0.4%) all declined over the quarter. The public administration, education & health sector grew by 0.2 per cent along with modest growth in real estate & business services (+0.2%).
Output in the production sector fell by 1.9 per cent in the latest quarter. Within production, electricity, gas & water supply (-11.0%) and manufacturing (-0.3%) experienced falls in the latest quarter, but mining and quarrying (+2.5%) grew over the period. Within manufacturing, metals & metal products (-8.5%), chemicals & man-made fibres (-4.2%) and total other manufacturing (-0.2%) fell over the latest quarter. Food, drink & tobacco (+2.3%), engineering & allied industries (+1.6%) and textiles, footwear, leather & clothing (+2.2%) grew over the period.