The aggregate data conceals some signif-icant variations by sector, as Table 1 illustrates. There were significant variations by industrial sector, largely reflecting the sectoral differences in the ratios of capital to labour. A similar pattern of industries with relatively high and low GVA per head emerged from the UK figures. Compared with the UK, Scotland had a relatively low GVA per head in food, energy and mining. Provisional data for 1997 suggests that gross value added per head in manufacturing in Scotland in 1997 was 32,500, slightly below the UK average of 32,800.
Gross value added is at basic prices.
Per head figures are based on employment figures adjusted for part-time employees. UK Input-Output Balances, 1995. A.8 The differences between Scottish and UK GVA per head levels were relatively small in agriculture, forestry and fishing, transport and communication, and public services. GVA per head was higher in Scotland than in the UK in distribution and business services. By contrast, GVA per head in financial services was considerably higher in the UK than in Scotland, reflecting the structure of output in the City of London.