Briefing • 22 August 2014
Briefing 43: The poorest regions of the UK are the poorest in North West Europe
GDP per head in the poorest UK regions is lower than any region of France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Austria, Ireland, Sweden, Finland or Denmark
Inner London is the richest region in the EU, but many parts of the country are among the poorest
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Explaining the data:
This data was produced by Eurostat, the data agency of the European Union. They measured GDP per head in regions across the EU, taking into account the different prices in different regions. The full data is available from http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/1-27022014-AP/EN/1-27022014-AP-EN.PDF
Tagged under: international comparisons, poverty, regional inequality, wealth inequality
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