Review of Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS) Boundaries

The Scottish Government consulted on revisions to NUTS2 Boundaries. This document provides the analysis from the consultation and the Chief Statisticians decision to support changes to the current NUTS Boundaries


Annex A - Tables

Existing NUTS 2 PPS per inhabitant (2013) Proposed NUTS 2 PPS per inhabitant (2013)
Highlands and Islands € 22,000 Highlands and Islands € 22,000
North Eastern Scotland € 44,000 North Eastern Scotland € 44,000
Eastern Scotland € 26,900 Eastern Scotland € 27,400
South Western Scotland € 23,900 West Central Scotland € 26,800
Southern Scotland € 18,600

(Purchasing Power Standard, 2013, Eurostat)

The Purchasing Power Standard (PPS) is the name given by Eurostat to the artificial currency unit in which the Purchasing Power Parities and real final expenditures for the EU 28 are expressed - namely, euros based on the EU 28.

Existing NUTS 2 GDP per inhabitant (2013) Proposed NUTS 2 GDP per inhabitant (2013)
Highlands and Islands € 24,000 Highlands and Islands € 24,000
North Eastern Scotland € 47,900 North Eastern Scotland € 47,900
Eastern Scotland € 29,300 Eastern Scotland € 29,800
South Western Scotland € 26,000 West Central Scotland € 29,200
Southern Scotland € 20,200

(Gross Domestic Product, 2013, Eurostat)

Existing NUTS 2 GVA per inhabitant (2013) Proposed NUTS 2 GVA per inhabitant (2013)
Highlands and Islands € 21,400 Highlands and Islands € 21,400
North Eastern Scotland € 42,700 North Eastern Scotland € 42,700
Eastern Scotland € 26,100 Eastern Scotland € 26,500
South Western Scotland € 23,200 West Central Scotland € 26,000
Southern Scotland € 18,000

(Gross Value Added, 2013, Eurostat)

% of Gross Value Added by industry
Eastern Scotland South Western Scotland Proposed Eastern Scotland West Central Scotland Southern Scotland
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1.3 0.7 1.1 0.1 2.5
Production 14.5 16.4 14.5 14.7 20.0
(of which Manufacturing) 10.4 11.9 10.3 10.5 14.9
Construction 6.8 7.1 6.7 6.9 7.9
Distribution; transport; accommodation and food 17.1 18.9 17.0 17.6 21.7
Information and communication 3.4 3.9 3.5 4.8 1.6
Financial and insurance activities 11.1 6.7 11.5 8.2 2.7
Real estate activities 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.7 9.6
Business service activities 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.8 7.9
Public administration; education; health 22.9 23.4 22.9 24.0 22.1
Other services and household activities 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.1

(Gross Value Added, 2014, ONS)

Office for National Statistics - Regional Gross Value Added (Income Approach). Retrieved from http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/regional-accounts/regional-gross-value-added--income-approach-/index.html, January 2016

% Population
0-19 20-34 35-49 50-64 65-79 80 or over
Existing NUTS 2
Eastern Scotland 21.9 20.4 20.4 19.4 13.3 4.6
South Western Scotland 21.9 20.0 20.4 20.0 13.2 4.5
Highlands and Islands 21.6 15.9 19.8 21.8 15.8 5.2
North Eastern Scotland 21.3 22.3 20.7 19.3 12.1 4.2
Proposed NUTS 2
Eastern Scotland 21.9 20.8 20.4 19.2 13.1 4.5
West Central Scotland 22.0 21.8 20.5 19.3 12.1 4.2
Southern Scotland 21.6 16.3 20.1 21.5 15.4 5.1
Highlands and Islands 21.6 15.9 19.8 21.8 15.8 5.2
North Eastern Scotland 21.3 22.3 20.7 19.3 12.1 4.2

(Population, 2014, Eurostat)

Existing NUTS 2 Dependency Ratio (2014) Proposed NUTS 2 Dependency Ratio (2014)
Highlands and Islands 58.3 Highlands and Islands 58.3
North Eastern Scotland 47.2 North Eastern Scotland 47.2
Eastern Scotland 51.2 Eastern Scotland 50.6
South Western Scotland 51.0 West Central Scotland 48.1
Southern Scotland 57.1

(Population, 2014, Eurostat)

Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents (people younger than 15 or older than 64 divided by the working-age population (those ages 15-64)). Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

For the purposes of this analysis working-age population is defined as 15-64 due to the age categories for which population data is available from Eurostat sources.

All Eurostat data retrieved from http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database, January 2016.

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Email: Alastair McAlpine

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