Investment
Overall, rural areas have less capital investment when compared to the national average.
Indicator:
Captital investment by LAD per employee
In general, urban and significant rural areas appear to perform better in terms of capital investment than predominantly rural areas.
Caution should be taken when interpreting this measure as capital investment is difficult to attribute at Local Authority District level.
Capital Investment by LAD per employee |
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1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
| Major Urban | 3,752 |
3,588 |
3,411 |
3,177 |
2,983 |
3,128 |
2,917 |
2,952 |
| Large Urban | 3,172 |
3,199 |
3,487 |
3,010 |
2,770 |
2,683 |
2,883 |
2,967 |
| Other Urban | 3,361 |
3,493 |
3,642 |
3,462 |
3,614 |
3,456 |
3,793 |
3,624 |
| Significant Rural | 3,268 |
2,999 |
3,461 |
3,030 |
3,168 |
2,916 |
2,798 |
2,776 |
| Rural-50 | 2,822 |
2,877 |
2,702 |
2,660 |
2,805 |
2,552 |
2,542 |
2,392 |
| Rural-80 | 2,762 |
2,878 |
2,993 |
2,793 |
2,798 |
2,593 |
2,719 |
2,721 |
| England | 3,357 |
3,305 |
3,353 |
3,087 |
3,031 |
2,973 |
2,970 |
2,953 |
Source: Annual Business Inquiry, ONS
16 June 2008