News http://www.swo.org.uk/swo-news.rss JUST RELEASED: A new downloadable file has just been added to the SWO Culture Module website, which offers a range of publications and tools from by Cultural agencies for strategic commissioning and options for delivering efficiency and improvement matters. This synopsis of recent reports and toolkits has been produced by the South West Culture Executive Board to assist Local Authorities in developing new service models. With public spending cutbacks, and reduced support capacity, this listing and advice should prove useful to cultural and sport service providers across the South West. To download this file, please click on the icon below. http://www.swo.org.uk/news/all-news/?EntryId9=44627 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:58:59 GMT 20100729105859 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:51:54 GMT 20100729105154 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:58:59 GMT 2010072910105859 Data Source 5 is now available to download and view via the Places Community team and GSE at CLG. To access the latest edition, please click here. http://www.swo.org.uk/news/all-news/?EntryId9=44611 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:20:44 GMT 20100727142044 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:17:13 GMT 20100727141713 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:20:44 GMT 201007271422044 For the latest on Local Economic Assessements following changes to the statutory duty for Local Authorities, please see the attached SWO Briefing Paper from 20th July 2010. http://www.swo.org.uk/news/all-news/?EntryId9=44502 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:33:38 GMT 20100720113338 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:30:08 GMT 20100720113008 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:33:38 GMT 2010072011113338 You can now access July's Key Data summary along with the most recent data releases via the Data Release section of SWO website. http://www.swo.org.uk/news/all-news/?EntryId9=44499 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:24:52 GMT 20100720112452 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:15:51 GMT 20100720111551 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:24:52 GMT 2010072011112452 The July Economic & Labour Market Review (ELMR) was released on 13th July. It includes eight articles on a variety of topics: Characteristics of the underemployed and overemployed in the UK Uses the Labour Force Survey to examine levels between 2001 and 2010 including the impact of the recession. Explaining the difference between unemployment and the claimant count Examines why the two measures differ and presents analysis of the groups of people that make up the gap. The changing face of public sector employment 1999-2009 Looks at the numbers and characteristics of those employed in the public sector compared to the private sector. The effects of taxes and benefits on household income, 2008/09 Annual analysis that provides estimates of household incomes including average amounts of taxes paid and benefits received. SOC2010: revision of the Standard Occupational Classification Outlines the major areas of change and the impact on national employment by occupation. Measures of economic activity and their implications for societal well-being Explains how alternative measures to GDP are calculated and the additional insights they offer for understanding well&8211;being. Measuring investment in intangible assets in the UK: results from a new survey Presents results of the Investment in Intangible Asset (IIA) Survey. Aimed at measuring investment of firms in: employer funded training, software, research and development (R&D), reputation and branding, design, and business process improvement. Developments in Services Producer Price Indices Focuses on the development of price statistics in the service sector and the current plans for expanding the coverage of these indices. Two other non-journal articles were also released: Wider Measures of Public Sector Debt This discusses UK public sector assets, liabilities and obligations and developments in reporting these. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/article.asp?ID=2463 A Generational Accounts Approach to Long Term Public Finance in the UK A description of what generational accounts are and how they might provide indications of the sustainability of fiscal policy. Generational accounts can be used to examine whether future generations may have to pay a higher tax rate than current generations if current polices on spending by government are maintained. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/article.asp?ID=2473 http://www.swo.org.uk/news/all-news/?EntryId9=44440 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:20:44 GMT 20100714102044 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:42:39 GMT 20100714094239 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:20:44 GMT 2010071410102044 The South West PMI report is produced for the South West Development Agency by Markit Economics. The report features original survey results collected from a representative pannel of companies based in the South West and operating both in the service and manufacturing sectors. The latest survey results show that growth of private sector business activity accelerated during June. New orders expanded at the slowest pace in five months reflecting the subdued performance of the region's service sector. The overall expansion in output however, supported a fourth successive rise in employment. Please follow the link below to view the full report. http://www.swo.org.uk/news/all-news/?EntryId9=44409 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:53:15 GMT 20100712105315 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:09:18 GMT 20100712100918 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:53:15 GMT 2010071210105315 The analysis in this paper is based on a business start-up (BSU) database provided by BankSearch in collaboration with UK banks and the British Banking Association. This is a new dataset for the region. It reflects the openings of first current accounts from a bank&8217;s small business product range, covering mainstream start-ups (businesses new to banking) and businesses previously operated through a personal current account. Please follow the link below for the relevant page http://www.swo.org.uk/news/all-news/?EntryId9=44407 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:44:26 GMT 20100709164426 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:35:34 GMT 20100709163534 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:44:26 GMT 201007091644426 The latest Econmics Monitor is now available. Please click on the link below for the relevant page. http://www.swo.org.uk/news/all-news/?EntryId9=44403 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:06:04 GMT 20100709110604 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:01:55 GMT 20100709110155 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:06:04 GMT 2010070911110604