South West Regional Accounts - March 2010 Release
A new version of the Regional Accounts is now available. For more information about what's new, click here.
What are the Regional Accounts?
The South West Regional Accounts are an interactive, easy to navigate tool that provides a detailed picture of the region’s economy. They use the best sources of published and unpublished regional data to give detailed data at the regional and sub-regional level. They provide time series data for key economic statistics and they are a economic impact tool.
Who are they for?
The Regional Accounts are a major information resources for people who work in economic development, policy or who teach or study economics. The Accounts are free to use - you can either download the specially designed piece of software called ECON|I, or you can access a web-based version.
How Do I Obtain the South West Regional Accounts?
The Accounts are available free of charge in a specially designed piece of software called Econ-I.
Click here to download the accounts or,
click here to go to the abridged on-line version.
Please note - there is a new assistant (help) file that needs to be manually updated. You can also download the Assistant file which is a new help file,click here for the link, the file can be found under 'Updating your Reginal Accounts'.
What data can be found in the Accounts
The accounts contain detailed industry and sub-regional information on:
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Gross value added (GVA)
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Employment
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Exports of goods
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Occupational structure
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Employment Income
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Spending on Goods and Services
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Capital investment
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Firm size
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Working ours
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Worker qualification and occupation structure
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Information on household incomes
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Along with other useful economic statistics
The time series data runs from 1998 to 2007.
The Accounts also incorporate an economic impact analysis tool that can be used to value the direct and indirect (multiplier effects) consequences of change within the economy, such as the relocation of a firm to the region.
