Construction: value of contractors' output at current prices, 2006
Construction industry
The value of work done by contractors (output) continues to increase every year in Great Britain and reached nearly £112 billion (at current prices) in 2006. This was 55 per cent above the value in 2001. The East Midlands had the largest percentage increase in output value (94 per cent) over the 2001 to 2006 period.
Both the South East and London were the largest contributors to contractors' output in 2006 with in excess of £16 billion each. This is four times the total value in the North East of £4.1 billion, although the North East showed the greatest proportional increase between 2005 and 2006, rising by 15 per cent.
In 2006, nearly two-thirds by value of the total construction work in Scotland, East Midlands and Wales comprised new work. The highest proportion was in Scotland, 66 per cent compared with 58 per cent across Great Britain.
There were increases in the value of construction output, before allowing for inflation, in every area in 2006. The largest increase was in London at £2 billion, accounting for nearly 30 per cent of the overall increase for Great Britain. This was followed by Scotland where output value increased by over £1 billion. The smallest change from 2005 to 2006 was in Yorkshire and The Humber at £183 million.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing businesses in the UK had a total turnover of over £459 billion in 2005. The largest contribution of over £60 billion came from the North West region. The cost per employee was highest in London and the South East at over £30,000 and lowest in Northern Ireland at £20,000.
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