Data set for the Central South created by ONS - includes West Sussex

By Cliff MooreContributor
Published 28th Nov 2023, 08:56 BST
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Experts at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have compiled an official data set for the Central South region - which includes the western half of West Sussex - and the figures reveal we are under-performing when it comes to productivity.

The information was officially launched at the recent Business South Conference which was attended by more than 200 business leaders from across the region.

Deputy Director for Subnational Statistics and Analysis at the ONS, Emma Hickman, explained she was delighted to share the data and explained it showcased how ONS data can be built up flexibly.

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“When it comes to Gross Value Added (GVA), the Central South accounts for 3.9% of output in England and Wales.

DATA LAUNCH: Yasmin Parekh and Emma Hickman, of the ONS at the launchDATA LAUNCH: Yasmin Parekh and Emma Hickman, of the ONS at the launch
DATA LAUNCH: Yasmin Parekh and Emma Hickman, of the ONS at the launch

“Public Administration and Defence was the top contributing industries and the lowest contributing were the knowledge and finance sectors. We can see that growth here has slowed and in finance has actually declined,” she said

Other interesting figures from the ONS data for the Central South includes:

  • Central South is home to 2.7m people
  • Central South has an older population compared to England Wales
  • Central South has a higher proportion of economically active people compared to England and Wales
  • Central South has a higher rate of graduate migration into the area but there is an overall loss of graduates
  • Central South accounted for an estimated 3.9% of England and Wales output in 2020, a drop from 4.2% in 2010

In 2021 Public Administration and Defence was the top contributing industry by % of UK GVA by industry

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