This factsheet compares Portsmouth to the five most similar European cities in size and industrial structure. These are: Malmö (Sweden), Strasbourg (France), Bochum (Germany), Orléans (France), Aix-en-Provence (France)
Comparing cities in this way helps us to understand more about how well UK cities are competing on an international scale because it groups cities with similar industrial structures, rather than on their resulting economic performance. The factsheet also compares the relative strengths and weaknesses of Preston to its European counterparts on variables such as skills, employment and productivity.
City group characteristics
Preston is a medium sized city with a slightly large public services sector and a similar sized private services sector.
Population
Industrial structure
Key
- Manufacturing, mining and utilities 2011
- Business services 2011
- Public services 2011
- Other private services 2011
- Other sectors 2011
Overall economic performance
Preston performs well on jobs and employment, but less well across other indicators against its group.