Regional Services Exports and Business Registers (UK) Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Working Party on Trade in Goods and Services 2009, OECD

UK Cross Government priorities include Improve the economic performance of all English regions –reduce the gap in economic growth rates between regions Public service agreement targets –GVA per head Regional Development Agencies

Major Sources of UK Trade in Services Transportation –Civil Aviation Authority –Chamber of Shipping Travel –International Passenger Survey Insurance & finance –Lloyds & other insurance companies –Bank of England –Security dealers Communication, Construction, Computers & Information, Royalties, Business services, Personal, cultural & recreational –International Trade in Services Survey –operated by Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Coverage UK exports of services, 2007

Regional analysis about 30% of UK exports of services

Regional analysis methodology Individual company transactions available at Reporting unit (RU) level –geographic location of export transaction not collected –respondent burden and quality Link ITIS company record into Business register –gives local unit (LU) structure with geography and employment –apportion export value to LUs by employment

UK Government Office Regions 9 English regions –North East –North West –Yorkshire & the Humber –East Midlands –West Midlands –Eastern –London –South East –South West Rest of UK –Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland combined

ITIS survey, 2007 Annual survey of about 17,000 businesses Known traders from ABI filter question Weighted sample from IDBR NumberShare of ITIS value Quarterly panel70060% Annual panel6,30027% NumberShare of ITIS value High propensity10,00012% ABI6,0001%

Exclusion of ITIS categories in Regional analysis where ITIS coverage small part of BPM total –Financial services (20%) –Personal, cultural and recreational services (40%) Other sources added to ITIS contribution Exclusions account for 20% of total ITIS value

Regional Analysis – Table layout Group products by BPM categories Adjust to published BPM totals Disclosure checking Dont publish Regional totals

Regional value of Exports of services selected products, 2007

Apportioning by LU employment 1 LU or all LUs in one region –correct allocation Small number of LUs / regions –best available compromise Large number of LUs / regions –unlikely that all LUs involved in export of services –e.g. companies with many retail outlets in Distribution and Communication industries –allocate to RU, probably headquarters

Company structure, 2007 by share of total export value

Effect of different LU allocation methods on share of regional export value

Effect of different LU allocation methods on share of regional export value - Computer services

Regional share of Exports of services selected products, 2007

Share of regionalised exports of services, 2001 and 2006

Regional share of Exports of services, 2007 Conclusions –Gives indication of level and share of selected products (approx 30% of UK total) –Value collected at reporting unit (RU) level –Apportioned to regions by local unit (LU) employment –Allocated to RU for companies with large number of LUs –Annual variations may be of lower reliability –Evidence that gap between regions is reducing