UK productivity disparity higher than Europe – and rising

Posted on 10 Feb 2020 by The Manufacturer

Sustained economic policies, fostering local growth strategies, and intervening in areas “at risk of falling further behind”, are among a raft of measures the Industrial Strategy Council has published in response to regional disparities in UK productivity.

London and the home counties are among those areas of the UK “steaming ahead”, while coastal regions such as Cornwall and rural areas like Lincolnshire show “widening” rates of low productivity London and the home counties are among those areas of the UK “steaming ahead”, while coastal regions such as Cornwall…

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