Regional Gross Disposable Household Income (GDHI), 1997 to 2013

27 May 2015 01:22 PM

Main points

• Figures quoted in this statistical bulletin are at current prices, which include the effects of price changes (inflation).
• It should be noted that these estimates relate to totals for all individuals within the household sector for a region rather than to an average household or family unit. Gross disposable household income (GDHI) per head are estimates of values for each person, not each household.
• In 2013 London had the highest GDHI per head, where the average person had £22,516 available to save or spend. Northern Ireland had the lowest, with the average person having £14,347 (see Table 1).
• In 2013 the highest growth in GDHI per head was in the West Midlands at 2.3%, followed by Wales at 2.2%. The lowest growth was in the North West at just over 0.0%.
• The rate of growth in GDHI per head in Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics regions (NUTS1) is weaker in the period 2012 to 2013 than it was in 2011 to 2012 for all regions other than the West Midlands.
• Of the 173 NUTS3 local areas, in 2013 Westminster had the highest GDHI per head, where the average person had £43,577 available to save or spend. Leicester had the lowest, with the average person having £11,739 (see Table 3).
• In 2013 the highest growth in NUTS3 local areas was in the Scottish Borders at 5.2%, followed by West Cumbria and Eilean Siar (Western Isles), both at 5.1%. The largest decrease was in Redbridge and Waltham Forest at -3.8%, followed by Luton at -3.6%.

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