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Demography

The total population in Wales is growing at a slower rate than the workforce. (Read more...)

Household income and spending

On the whole Wales has lower participation rates and lower rates of GVA produced per hour worked than the UK averages. This combination leads to widening gaps between Wales and the rest of the UK in levels of GVA per capita and in levels of household incomes and spending. (Read more...)

Housing market

The housing market in Wales turned down again at the beginning of 2011. During the recovery in house prices in 2010 Wales lagged the UK average. (Read more...)

Industries and firms

The industrial structure of Wales can vary greatly to that of the UK. (Read more...)

Labour market

The indicators for the Welsh labour market show a more encouraging picture than those for the UK as a whole from mid-2010 onwards. However, the high level of dependency of the market to the public sector, the high percentage of claimant counts in Wales, as well as weak economic areas with not many employment opportunities remain still important problems for the region that had not been addressed. (Read more...)

News and interpretation - Energy

The energy sector in Wales is thriving, despite the cancelation of the Severn barrage project. (Read more...)

News and interpretation - Manufacturing

As concern grows in Wales about the impacts of cuts in public spending, there is growing interest in the question how far elements of the private sector will be able to respond and fill gaps left by the reduction in activity in the non-market sector. Form this perspective a strong manufacturing sector will be important to a sustainable regional recovery. (Read more...)

News and interpretation - Services

In 2010 concerns grew about the extent of public-spending cutbacks, with much of the pain expected to be felt in elements of the non-market sector. (Read more...)

Occupational mix

Wales has less employment in high-level occupations than the UK and a pronounced earnings gap to the national average in all occupations. (Read more...)

Short-term outlook

Forecasts for employment, value-added and investment in Wales for 2011 and 2012 indicate a slight recovery of the economy, after the bad performance in 2009 and 2010. The UK performance on these three indicators is forecast to be close to the Welsh performance in 2011 but to pull ahead in 2012. (Read more...)

Skills and earnings

Wales performs much worse than the UK with regards to labour market indicators. (Read more...)

The long-term: Demography

The demography of Wales is unlikely to converge with that of the UK. (Read more...)

The long-term: GVA and employment

Convergence with the UK looks unlikely unless Wales can move away from its dependence on unsustainable sectors. (Read more...)

Transport Infrastructure

The main recent improvements to roads in Wales and those currently planned affect the coastal corridors in the north and south; but road links between North Wales and Cardiff remain poor. The main line between London and Swansea is to be electrified by 2017.
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