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Fastest Growing Sectors

Information and communications has been the single fastest growing sector across the North compared to the pre-pandemic period, supported by wider trends in this industry. Growth in this sector is well distributed across the North as a whole, with some significant activity in historically poorer areas. Other sectors such as arts, entertainment and recreation and accommodation and food have also shown strong growth, though in smaller geographic pockets. This supports an important economic development story that places are fundamentally different, and should play to their inherent strengths and uniqueness. Also clearly visible are our national centres of importance, such as the high-tech manufacturing sector based in South Ribble and East Lancashire.

About this data

This data comes from the Regional GVA (LAD) dataset, accessed through the Economic Data Dashboard (EDD).

Dataset: Regional GVA (LAD)

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By local authority

This hex map shows the fastest growing sectors in the North by local authority. The fastest growing sector here is defined as the one with the largest positive percentage change in GVA from 2019 to 2022. A change of 100% means a sector's GVA doubled from 2019 to 2022. A change of 50% means a sector's GVA was 1.5 times larger in 2022 than in 2019.

You can hover over the hexes to see the growth rate and which sector it occured in for each local authority or search for a local authority using the search tool.

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Hexmap Barnsley
Fastest growing sector: Public administration and defence
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 35.9 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 3.3 %
Blackburn with Darwen
Fastest growing sector: Financial and insurance activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 63.4 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 3.3 %
Blackpool
Fastest growing sector: Accommodation and food service activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 34.8 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 8.7 %
Bolton
Fastest growing sector: Activities of households
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 20.0 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 0.1 %
Bradford
Fastest growing sector: Financial and insurance activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 38.4 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 6.3 %
Burnley
Fastest growing sector: Financial and insurance activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 74.7 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 7.5 %
Bury
Fastest growing sector: Activities of households
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 33.3 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 0.1 %
Calderdale
Fastest growing sector: Other service activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 64.2 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 5.7 %
Cheshire East
Fastest growing sector: Accommodation and food service activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 23.6 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 2.9 %
Cheshire West and Chester
Fastest growing sector: Professional, scientific and technical activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 32.1 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 6.1 %
Chorley
Fastest growing sector: Manufacturing
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 40.0 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 10.1 %
County Durham
Fastest growing sector: Construction
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 24.1 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 8.1 %
Cumberland
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 25.3 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 1.6 %
Darlington
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 99.7 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 25.3 %
Doncaster
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 31.0 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 2.8 %
East Riding of Yorkshire
Fastest growing sector: Accommodation and food service activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 37.8 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 4.1 %
Fylde
Fastest growing sector: Professional, scientific and technical activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 66.0 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 13.6 %
Gateshead
Fastest growing sector: Arts, entertainment and recreation
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 25.0 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 0.9 %
Halton
Fastest growing sector: Accommodation and food service activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 19.0 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 1.6 %
Hartlepool
Fastest growing sector: Transportation and storage
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 50.0 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 2.5 %
Hyndburn
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 41.3 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 7.8 %
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Fastest growing sector: Accommodation and food service activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 60.8 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 3.6 %
Kirklees
Fastest growing sector: Financial and insurance activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 70.4 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 1.5 %
Knowsley
Fastest growing sector: Human health and social work activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 26.0 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 21.7 %
Lancaster
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 78.4 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 4.5 %
Leeds
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 43.5 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 10.6 %
Liverpool
Fastest growing sector: Agriculture, mining, electricity, gas, water and waste
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 25.1 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 1.7 %
Manchester
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 46.3 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 9.5 %
Middlesbrough
Fastest growing sector: Human health and social work activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 26.4 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 24.4 %
Newcastle upon Tyne
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 49.2 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 12.7 %
North East Lincolnshire
Fastest growing sector: Accommodation and food service activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 57.1 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 3.9 %
North Lincolnshire
Fastest growing sector: Accommodation and food service activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 54.3 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 1.9 %
North Tyneside
Fastest growing sector: Manufacturing
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 42.0 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 11.4 %
North Yorkshire
Fastest growing sector: Financial and insurance activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 34.2 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 3.5 %
Northumberland
Fastest growing sector: Accommodation and food service activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 35.0 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 5.0 %
Oldham
Fastest growing sector: Arts, entertainment and recreation
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 147.4 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 1.2 %
Pendle
Fastest growing sector: Activities of households
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 33.3 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 0.2 %
Preston
Fastest growing sector: Manufacturing
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 32.3 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 5.7 %
Redcar and Cleveland
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 57.1 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 0.6 %
Ribble Valley
Fastest growing sector: Administrative and support service activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 95.5 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 2.3 %
Rochdale
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 89.6 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 4.7 %
Rossendale
Fastest growing sector: Accommodation and food service activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 55.6 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 2.6 %
Rotherham
Fastest growing sector: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 17.6 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 12.2 %
Salford
Fastest growing sector: Arts, entertainment and recreation
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 71.2 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 1.1 %
Sefton
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 49.1 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 1.9 %
Sheffield
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 70.2 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 10.1 %
South Ribble
Fastest growing sector: Manufacturing
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 98.3 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 31.1 %
South Tyneside
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 32.1 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 3.9 %
St. Helens
Fastest growing sector: Human health and social work activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 40.8 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 10.0 %
Stockport
Fastest growing sector: Professional, scientific and technical activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 41.7 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 8.1 %
Stockton-on-Tees
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 113.1 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 3.9 %
Sunderland
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 104.6 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 3.4 %
Tameside
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 26.7 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 1.7 %
Trafford
Fastest growing sector: Professional, scientific and technical activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 115.4 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 13.9 %
Wakefield
Fastest growing sector: Agriculture, mining, electricity, gas, water and waste
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 82.8 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 5.6 %
Warrington
Fastest growing sector: Professional, scientific and technical activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 44.6 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 13.5 %
West Lancashire
Fastest growing sector: Professional, scientific and technical activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 35.5 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 7.1 %
Westmorland and Furness
Fastest growing sector: Administrative and support service activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 39.8 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 2.9 %
Wigan
Fastest growing sector: Activities of households
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 40.0 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 0.1 %
Wirral
Fastest growing sector: Professional, scientific and technical activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 60.8 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 15.4 %
Wyre
Fastest growing sector: Accommodation and food service activities
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 43.2 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 6.1 %
York
Fastest growing sector: Information and communication
Percentage change in GVA 2019-22: 62.0 %
Share of local authority GVA in 2022: 4.8 %