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12: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)
13: BENEFITS
14: BUSINESSES AND OUTPUT ( .. part one )
15: EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURED GOODS (EDINBURGH & LOTHIANS)
20: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
21: SCOTTISH PRESS / MEDIA
22: TOURISM
23: VISITOR & TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
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14: BUSINESSES AND OUTPUT ( .. part one )

EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND

EDINBURGH sources
/ notes 		1991 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total no. of workplaces (*1) 17,323 16,045 16,905 17,217 17,615 17,830
Total no. of registered enterprises (*2) 15,140 15,335 15,590 15,560 15,300
Total no. of business sites (*2) 18,410 18,615 18,580 18,525
% of employees in workplaces of different sizes : (*3)
1 to 10 employees 15.40% 15.90% 16.40% 16.50% 16.00% 15.30%
11 to 49 employees 20.60% 21.90% 21.60% 22.00% 21.00% 22.10%
50 to 499 employees 35.90% 37.60% 36.90% 38.80% 42.60% 41.90%
500 or more employees 28.10% 24.60% 25.10% 22.80% 20.40% 20.70%
New business accounts established with Scottish Clearing banks (*4) 2,215 2,456
Total no. of VAT registered businesses (*5) 10,930 11,350 11,680 11,705 11,920 12,055 11,975
VAT registrations 1,280 1,555 1,555 1,420 1,490 1,400 1,250
VAT de-registrations 1,080 1,135 1,225 1,395 1,275 1,265 1,330
3 yr. survival rate for new companies (*6) 60.30% 61.00% 61.80% 63.90% 64.50% 61.50%
Edinburgh's ranking as a business location (out of 28 UK cities) (*7)
.. attractiveness ranking 6 13 9
.. satisfaction ranking 3
Funds under management (Scotland-wide) (*8) 172 182 197 234 351 310 294 316
No. of top performing Scottish companies (*9)
.. Scottish Business Insider top 100 22 20 20 16
.. Scottish Business Insider top 250 39 37 33 31
.. Scottish Business Insider top 500 61 58 51 53
.. 'Scotsman 250' listing 22
Company profitability (SMEs) (*10)
.. average profit margin (Experian) 2.94% 3.48%
.. % of SMEs making a profit (Experian) 64.60% 69.00%
.. UK ranking out of 404 towns (Experian) 233 195
Turnover -enterprises located in Edin. (*11) £15,365 £14,681 £15,502 £16,780 £16,819
Sectoral turnover (*12)
Manufacturing sector £2,839 £2,813 £2,757 £2,313 £1,981
Construction sector £791 £896 £871 £781 £945
Service sector £8,551 £8,599 £9,162 £10,121 £10,911

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LOTHIAN sources
/ notes		 1991 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total no. of workplaces (*1) 25,816 23,964 25,295 25,616 26,188 26,556
Total no. of registered enterprises (*2) 23,275 23,635 24,065 24,160 23,920
Total no. of business sites (*2) 27,595 27,955 28,010 27,960
% of employees in workplaces of different sizes : (*3)
1 to 10 employees 16.70% 17.40% 17.80% 17.90% 17.40% 16.60%
11 to 49 employees 21.90% 23.00% 23.00% 23.50% 22.40% 23.00%
50 to 499 employees 37.40% 37.80% 37.60% 38.60% 41.90% 41.60%
500 or more employees 23.90% 21.80% 21.60% 20.00% 18.20% 18.80%
New business accounts established with Scottish Clearing banks (*4) 3,482 3,831
Total no. of VAT registered businesses (*5) 15,310 16,735 17,315 17,820 17,960 18,315 18,550 18,515
VAT registrations 1,860 2,215 2,220 2,100 2,160 2,060 1,895
VAT de-registrations 1,625 1,640 1,720 1,965 1,810 1,820 1,935
3 yr. survival rate for new companies (*6) 60.30% 61.00% 61.80% 63.90% 64.50% 61.50%
Funds under management (Scotland-wide) (*7) 172 182 197 234 351 310 294 316
No. of top performing Scottish companies (*8)
.. Scottish Business Insider top 100 27 25 23 22
.. Scottish Business Insider top 250 52 48 48 47
.. Scottish Business Insider top 500 90 89 81 80
.. 'Scotsman 250' listing 28
Turnover -enterprises located in Lothian (*9) £23,280 £23,292 £25,158 £25,375 £25,400
Sectoral turnover (*10)
Manufacturing sector £5,956 £6,462 £6,561 £5,845 £3,923
Construction sector £1,359 £1,529 £1,625 £1,472 £1,539
Service sector £11,600 £11,818 £13,640 £15,440 £16,895

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SCOTLAND sources
/ notes		 1991 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total no. of workplaces (*1) 168,150 157,746 162,768 164,597 164,880 165,910
Total no. of registered enterprises (*2) 148,170 148,705 149,330 149,560 147,490
Total no. of business sites (*2) 180,965 181,325 180,790 179,275
% of employees in workplaces of different sizes: (*3)
1 to 10 employees 20.30% 20.50% 20.80% 20.80% 20.30% 19.50%
11 to 49 employees 25.10% 25.60% 25.80% 25.10% 25.50% 25.50%
50 to 499 employees 36.20% 36.30% 36.40% 36.30% 37.60% 38.00%
500 or more employees 18.40% 17.70% 17.00% 17.80% 16.60% 17.10%
New business accounts established with Scottish Clearing banks (*4) 18,518 21,468
Total no. of VAT registered businesses (*5) 117,980 120,670 122,260 123,355 123,565 123,800 123,980 124,200
VAT registrations 11,425 12,515 12,010 11,620 11,490 11,505 11,365
VAT de-registrations 10,980 10,925 10,915 11,410 11,255 11,325 11,140
3 yr. survival rate for new companies (*6) 60.60% 59.20% 62.00% 61.20% 61.80% 64.30%
Funds under management (*7) 172 182 197 234 351 310
Turnover -enterprises located in Scotland (*8) £144,249 £158,092 £160,005 £158,067 £161,278
Sectoral turnover (*9)
Manufacturing sector £41,008 £41,144 £41,069 £40,038 £35,002
Construction sector £8,387 £9,461 £9,788 £9,643 £10,287
Service sector £68,478 £70,096 £72,759 £83,810 £84,226

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