Wales has a population of 3 million, concentrated in the areas of Swansea, Cardiff and Newport, the South Wales Valleys and the north-east corner. Wales has a strong industrial heritage, centred on coal, heavy manufacturing and industry with a shift towards service sectors, tourism and technology. Wales’ output per hour is 17.2% below the UK average and it has three of the 10 least productive parts of the UK, and none in the top 10.
Find out more about the historic context, key issues and future research priorities of productivity in Wales in our insights paper, which sits alongside an executive summary: a high-level overview highlighting its productivity picture, including a scattergraph showing the disparities on a NUTS3 level in comparison with the UK average, the primary drivers and bottlenecks, a SWOT analysis and a look to the future.
ACT Training
Capital Law
Non executive director
ARUP
Admiral Group
Swansea University
Cardiff Business School
Aberystwyth University
Cardiff Business School
Cardiff University
Welsh Government
Cardiff University
Sony UK Technology Centre
Cardiff Business School
Moneypenny
Van Helsing Limited
Development Bank of Wales
Development Bank of Wales
Wales Centre for Public Policy
FDF Cymru Food and Drink Federation
Welsh Government
