Scotland’s exports up 4.1% to £78.6bn
Scotland’s exports to the rest of the UK and to international markets in 2015 — excluding oil and gas — were estimated at £78.6 billion, up…
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Cereal harvest falls 11%; spring barley down 15%
Scotland’s 2016 cereal harvest is estimated to have fallen 11% on 2015, according to the Scottish Government’s Chief Statistician. Final estimates show Scottish farms produced 2.8…
Almost 16,000 homes built in year to June
There were 15,991 new build homes completed in Scotland in the 12 months to June 2016, an increase of 591 homes, or 4%, on the…
Scots GDP grew 0.4% in second quarter
Scottish gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.4% in the second quarter of 2016 — compared to 0.7% for the UK — according to statistics from Scotland’s Chief…
Poor Scots cereal harvest predicted
Scotland’s 2016 cereal harvest is expected to fall 11% on 2015, with the country’s most important cereal crop Spring barley expected to fall 17% to 1.27…
Sea fishing haul falls 15% to £437m
The value of sea fish and shellfish landed by Scottish registered vessels in 2015 fell by 15% in real terms to £437 million and the quantity fell…
Sturgeon welcomes Statoil North Sea expansion
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomed the North Sea expansion plans of Norwegian multinational Statoil on Monday as she officially opened the firm’s new headquarters in…
Oil and gas production up, but value down
Oil and gas production in Scotland increased by 21.4% to around 70 million tonnes of oil equivalent in 2015-16 and accounted for 81% of the UK total, according…
Farming bank debt hits ‘record’ £2.2bn
Total outstanding bank loans to the agricultural sector in Scotland amounted to £2.2 billion at the end of May — the highest since records began…
Scotland’s public sector deficit at £14.8bn
Scotland had a public sector deficit of £14.8 billion for 2015-16 — about 9.5% of its gross domestic product (GDP) — amid plummeting North Sea…
Scots planning decisions ‘speed up’
The Scottish Government said the average time for a planning decision to be made on major developments in 2015-16 fell by 17% on the previous year….
Scots GDP flat, but employment improves
The output of the Scottish economy remained flat during the January to March quarter of 2016, according to gross domestic product (GDP) statistics from Scotland’s chief…
Farm rents ‘up 3% in last year’
The average cost of renting agricultural land has risen 3% since last year, according to the Scottish Government. Scotland’s chief statistician has released the latest figures on Tenanted…
Higher education helps R&D hit £2.22bn
Gross expenditure on research and development (GERD) in Scotland was £2.22 billion in 2014, down 0.6% on 2013, according to Scotland’s chief statistician. The gap in GERD as a percentage of…
Services sector helps Scottish output edge higher
Scottish GDP grew by 0.2% during the fourth quarter of 2015, according to statistics announced today by Scotland’s chief statistician. The latest Gross Domestic Product…
Scots farm incomes halved in four years
The incomes of commercial farms in Scotland are estimated to have halved over the four years to 2014, according to the Scottish Government. Estimates from…
One in five Scots workers are in public sector
Two sets of statistics published on Wednesday gave details on the level of public and private sector employment in Scotland and on the number of…
EU ‘critical’ for Scots farming as income falls
Rural affairs secretary Richard Lochhead said staying in the EU is ‘absolutely crucial’ for farming as new statistics show total income from farming in Scotland declined in…
Fraser of Allander appoints Spowage interim director
The University of Strathclyde has announced that Mairi Spowage will be the new interim Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute — Scotland’s leading independent…