Centre For Cities: Outlook Data Tool

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Business and innovation

The difference between business start-ups and business closures as a percentage of the total number of businesses in the city. Business churn rate
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The number of businesses closing in that city, per 10,000 people. Business closures
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The number of new businesses started in that city, per 10,000 people. Business start-ups
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The number of businesses in that city, per 10,000 people. Business stock
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The Gross Value Added, relative to the number of hours worked. GVA per hour
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The number of new economy firms. New Economy firms
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The number of patent applications to the EU and UK IPO published. Patent applications
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Demographics

Proportion of the population not born in the UK. People born outside the UK
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Proportion of the population aged under 18. Population aged 0-17
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Proportion of the population aged 18-29. Population aged 18-29
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Proportion of the population aged 30-44. Population aged 30-44
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Proportion of the population aged 45 -66. Population aged 45-66
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Proportion of the population aged 67 and over. Population aged 67+
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Exports

The value of internationally exported goods or services for every job in the city. Exports per job
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The value of internationally exported goods for every job in the city. Goods exports per job
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The value of internationally exported services for every job in the city. Services exports per job
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Housing

The proportion of households in the city that are in social renting. Households in Social Rentership
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The proportion of households in the city that are renting privately or living rent-free. Households Renting Privately or Living Rent-Free
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The proportion of households in the city that own or part-own their home. Households that Own or Part-Own Their Home
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The average cost of a house compared to the average wages paid to a PAYE-registered workers in a year. Housing Affordability Ratio
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Total housing. Housing Stock
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The average cost of a house in that year. Mean house price
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Industrial Structure

The number of jobs in manufacturing as a percentage of total jobs in the city. Manufacturing jobs
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The total number of jobs in sectors not mentioned in the four other indicators. Other jobs
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The total number of service jobs minus public and KIBS jobs as a percentage of total jobs in the city. Other private services jobs
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The number of private sector knowledge-intensive business service jobs (KIBS) as a percentage of the total jobs in the city. KIBS jobs tend to be highly skilled. Private knowledge intensive business services jobs
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The number of jobs in public services as a percentage of total jobs in the city. Publicly-funded services jobs
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Jobs and Employment

The number of working age people claiming out of work benefits. Due to the staggered roll out of Universal Credit, there is variation in definition of claimants across different cities. Claimant Count
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The percentage of people employed in that city as a proportion of the total working age population. Employment Rate
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Number of jobs in the private sector. Private sector jobs
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Number of jobs funded by public money. Publicly-funded jobs
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The ratio of private to public sector jobs in a city. Public sector refers here to all public services including all health services, education and public administration. Ratio of private sector to publicly-funded jobs
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The number of people aged 16-24 claiming out of work benefits. Due to the staggered roll out of Universal Credit, there is variation in definition of claimants across different cities. Youth Claimant Count
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Size

Total Gross Domestic Product for the city. Gross domestic product
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Gross Value Added (£ billion). GVA
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Total number of jobs in the city. Total jobs
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Total population. Total population
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Skills, Wages and Inequality

The average weekly wages of people working in the city, in 2015 prices. Average weekly workplace earnings
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A Measure of inequality - 0 = perfect equality; 1 = perfect inequality. Gini coefficient
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The proportion of pupils achieving 9-4 grades in Maths & English at GCSE (Data available for England only). Pupils achieving 9-4 grades in Maths & English at GCSE
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The proportion of the working age population with NVQ4 (degree level qualification) and higher. Working age population with a qualification at NVQ4 or above
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The proportion of the working age population with no formal qualifications. Working age population with no formal qualifications
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Travel and Environment

The total carbon dioxide emissions per capita. CO2 Emissions per Capita
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Proportion of workers that commute by cycle. Commuting by Bicycle
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Proportion of workers that commute by public transport. Commuting by Bus, Train or Metro
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Proportion of workers that commute by other means not stated in the other indicators. Commuting by Other Methods
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Proportion of workers that commute by car, van or other private vehicle. Commuting by Private Vehicle
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Proportion of workers that commute by walk. Commuting on Foot
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The share of all connections that have an averaged measured speed greater than 30 Mbits/s. Connections subscribed to 30+ Mbps
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Number of days the maximum modelled Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI) was equal to or above 4. On this scale, 1 is low pollution and 10 is very high pollution. Number of days a year of poor air quality
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Proportion of workers that work from home. Due to comparability issues, data for Scotland is not available. People who Work from Home
Single date Percentage point change over time
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2011

2001
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2011

2001
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Welfare

The total welfare spend in the city, in 2014 prices. Total welfare spend
Single date Actual change over time Percentage change over time
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2014

2010

2004
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2014

2010

2004
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Real per capita welfare spend in the city, in 2014 prices. Welfare spend per capita
Single date Actual change over time Percentage change over time
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2014

2010

2004
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2014

2010

2004
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