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Allsopp Review
The First Report focused on the first part of the remit, regional data, and consulted on proposed recommendations for improving these data. The Final Report focused on improvements to how economic statistics capture structural change in the economy; the complete set of recommendations is presented in the Final Report and reflects comments received during the consultation.
The following articles support the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the review:
Strategic Framework for Regional Statistics 655.3 Kb Pdf document
Executive Summary 133.1 Kb Pdf document
Published in May 2006, these documents address those Allsopp recommendations relating to needs for regional and sub-regional data (including their analysis and dissemination). They integrate these needs into a coherent framework for developing sub-UK statistics across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
Analysing differences in regional economic performance
In the UK, differences within regions are as important as the ones between regions. This work analyses the main factors that explain differences in regions' productivity.
Ethnicity and deprivation: a regional perspective
An analysis of ethnicity and levels of deprivation in different local areas, within English regions.
Profiling Areas using Output Area Classification
Introduction to the 2001 Census Output Area Classification.
The latest regional economic indicators covering the UK including items on Regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Labour Market, House Prices, Regional Accounts, House building and VAT registrations and de-registrations.
Changing Regional Economies
Changing Regional Economies reports have been produced for each English region to coincide with the official launch of the new Office for National Statistics (ONS) Regional Statisticians teams, established in each English Government Office Region (GOR) in April 2007. Each report provides a profile of the relevant region and presents a range of statistics that help to understand differences between regions. Within regions, comparisons are made between sub-regions and between rural and urban areas. Regional statistics in the context of the European Structural Funds are discussed, followed by a look ahead at the developments in regional statistics expected as a result of the Allsopp programme, three years since the original Allsopp Report.
Regional Price level surveys
Regional price level surveys were considered in the Allsopp Review of Statistics for Economic Policymaking. The approach taken in both the 2003 and 2004 regional price surveys was supported by the Review.
Developing estimates of relative regional consumer price levels
ONS's plans for the development of regional comparisons of price levels in the short-term and an initial discussion of longer-term options for the production of regional price levels.
Relative Regional Consumer Price Levels in 2004
Comparing prices across regions of a fixed basket of goods and services in 2004.
Relative Regional Consumer Price Levels in 2003
Meeting the needs for 2003 regional price data, which were articulated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his budget speech on 9 April 2003.
Article: Relative Regional Consumer Price Levels in 2003
This article gives ONS’s estimates of the relative differences in consumer prices between regions in 2003.
Developing estimates of relative regional consumer price levels
Meeting the needs for regional price data, which were articulated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his budget speech on 9 April 2003 .
