Dataset(s): Regional gross value added (balanced) per head and income components

An error was discovered in this dataset and affects the income components in tables 7 to 15, but does not impact total gross value added (GVA) or GVA per head; nor does it affect any of the other datasets in this publication. The corrected values have now been calculated and the release and all related data have been updated. The original release is also available. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

We have corrected an error which affected data for East Sussex, with then a follow-on impact to the UK less Extra-Regio and then the UK in Tables 2, 3, 5 and 17. Due to a processing error, the previous version of Table 17 contained the incorrect population numbers for East Sussex, and then follow-on impacts to the UK less Extra-Regio and the United Kingdom. Data in this table were incorrect for 2004 only. As a result, per head data attributed to these areas in Table 2 were affected in 2004 only. Due to data in Table 3 being dependent on the UK per head value, data for all constituent areas in 2004 were affected by the error. In Table 5, annual growth rates for 2004 and 2005 were affected for East Sussex, UK less Extra-Regio and UK only. Please contact regionalaccounts@ons.gov.uk for more information. We apologise for any inconvenience.

We have corrected an error which affected data for the South West region in Tables 1 to 5. Due to a processing error, the previous version contained the incorrect order of International Territorial Levels (ITL) 3 areas for the Dorset and Somerset region. This affected the data attributed to those areas. We have also corrected a labelling error in Table 17: Total resident population numbers. This affected the ITL codes for Somerset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. The data in this table were correct and are unchanged. Please contact <regionalaccounts@ons.gov.uk> for more information. We apologise for any inconvenience.

We have discovered that the methodology we have used to break balanced gross value added (GVA) estimates down from NUTS2 to NUTS3 level produces different results when applied to the detailed industry composition and to the components of income. We believe the industry composition is the stronger version, since it uses a more granular make-up and a virtual census of administrative data to inform the allocation. We have therefore rationalised the total GVA and GVA per head estimates at NUTS3 level to use the industry-based version, and we have withdrawn the components of income from the NUTS3 dataset. If you have an interest in the income components at this level of geography, you can still find them in the GVA (income) tables published as part of this release. This only affects NUTS3-level data, and only the data published in the nominal GVA per head and income components tables. There is no impact at NUTS1, NUTS2, local authority or other bespoke area levels. There is no impact on the detailed industry data in nominal and real terms published in the nominal and real GVA by industry tables. This change also affects the GVA per head figures quoted in bullet point 8 and in Table 7 and Figure 2 of the bulletin. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this change.