High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Friday, September 16, 2011
Exports and GDP Growth
Exports data are taken from the Scottish Government's Global Connections Survey (GCS), which estimates export sales from Scotland to the rest of the world and to the rest of the UK. The source for theGDPestimates is Office for National Statistics (ONS) regional rawGVAestimates (Regional Accounts). These are current price estimates in basic prices and do not include "extra regio" activity.
In 2009 GDP grew by 0.1 per cent while exports to the rest of the UK and to the rest of the world grew by 4.6 per cent - a gap of 4.5 percentage points.
The Scottish Government has established a National Indicator to grow exports to the rest of the world and to the rest of the UK at a faster average rate than GDP over the term of this Parliament.
Source: Scottish Government, Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Note: 1. Total exports includes exports to the rest of the world and the rest of the UK.
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