ABSTRACT
Though many people thought Scotland had a poorer rate of economic growth and a lower level of income per head than the United Kingdom, few people could say how much poorer the rate of growth was or how much lower the level of income per head. In quantifying these differences one is able to assess not only the extent of the improvement which would be required to put the Scottish economy on a par with the United Kingdom, but also the relative position of Scotland and some of the other standard regions of the United Kingdom. Figures for output per head of occupied population by industries shows that Scottish productivity was furthest behind the United Kingdom in mining, distribution and construction, where the difference ranged from 14 to 20 per cent. Under the present arrangement figures for insured employees and unemployment are the only statistics for all the standard regions of the United Kingdom which are available at frequent intervals.
