"Figure 8: Production industries, local level aGVA change by region/country 2008-2012","" "United Kingdom by Country and Region","" "","" "Notes","1. Across the Production sector many divisions have been affected by a trend amongst multinational companies towards restructuring on an international basis. This type of restructuring has caused companies to be classified under different sectors to those they have historically occupied, with movements from traditional production industries towards wholesalers and toll processors. Therefore care should be taken when making comparisons over time" "Unit","£ billion" "","" "Year","Growth between 2008 and 2009","Growth between 2009 and 2010","Growth between 2010 and 2011","Growth between 2011 and 2012" "East Midlands","-1.3","0.5","1.9","2.7" "North West","-1.1","3.6","-0.1","1.1" "North East","-2.0","1.2","-1.3","0.5" "South West","-0.6","1.2","0.1","0.4" "Northern Ireland","-0.4","-0.2","-0.8","0.4" "East of England","-2.1","1.4","0.4","0.3" "Wales","-0.4","1.3","1.2","-0.6" "West Midlands","-2.5","2.4","1.5","-0.6" "London","-0.8","-1.3","1.5","-0.7" "South East","-1.2","0.7","0.6","-0.8" "Yorkshire and The Humber","-2.7","-0.9","2.4","-0.9" "Scotland","-6.9","1.5","2.1","-3.2"