Economic Intelligence
Welcome to the Economic Intelligence homepage.
On this page we will post the latest pieces of economic intelligence work produced by the NWDA Research Unit, along with links to current economic intelligence documents and documents linked to the NWDA Regional Economic Strategy.
For further information on economic intelligence or any of the pieces of work posted on these pages please contact nwriu@nwda.co.uk.
Economic Intelligence Documents
NWDA Regional Economic Strategy
Regional Economic Forecasting Panel
Latest Economic Intelligence Documents:
Pre-Budget Report November 2008
The 2008 Pre-Budget Report was presented by the Chancellor on 24 November 2008 and sets out how the Government is working to achieve its long-term economic goal to secure and maintain economic stability, in order to achieve its objective of a fair society where there is security and opportunity for all. The Regional Intelligence Unit has prepared a briefing detailing the main points of the report.
HM Treasury Pre-Budget Report 2008: Facing global challenges: supporting people through difficult times
Regional Economic Forecasting Panel Report
The Regional Economic Forecasting Panel has published its Business Forecasts Northwest, Spring 2008 report.
Regional Gross Disposable Household Income 1995-2006
Following the release from ONS of the new Gross Disposable Household Income Estimates earlier this year, the NWDA Research Team has produced an overall summary for the Northwest region. The new data contains regional figures up to 2006 together with sub-regional and local data (NUTS 2 and 3).
Budget 2008
The Chancellor made his Budget speech to the House of Commons on 12 March 2008. The NWDA Research Team has compiled a Budget Briefing which contains concise headlines from the Budget Statement presented within the framework of the Regional Economic Strategy.
Documents release by HM Treasury are also available.
Regional and Sub-Regional Gross Value Added (GVA) Estimates
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today, 14th December 2007, released regional and sub-regional gross value added (GVA) estimates for the period 1989 - 2006. The ONS Regional Team has produced a Northwest Summary Document together with a briefing for the North of England which are avilable from the ONS Northwest Regional Team page. The detailed figures for the Northwest and its sub-regions are available in a GVA summary spreadsheet.
The latest data can be found on the ONS Website via http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=14650
Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA)
Each year, HM Treasury publishes the Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) which is a compendia of information about public expenditure outturns and plans. One chapter is devoted to the distribution of public spending between the regions and countries of the UK. PESA 2008 was released by HM Treasury on 21st April 2008 and can be accessed here. The NWDA research team has produced a briefing which summarises the results of this release.