Exercise 1.1 The data shown in the table below refer to some regional economic data in the United Kingdom. They report the regional Gross Value Added (GVA) as a percentage of the country total, labor productivity

(reported to a country total of 100) and the business birth rate.

Country Region GVA Labor Business (% of UK) Productivity Birth (UK-100) Rate (%) Wales Scotland 3,6 81,5 9,3 8,3 96,9 10,9 Northern Ireland 2,3 82,9 6,5 England North of England 3,2 86,2 11,2 England North West England 9,5 88,6 11,1 England Yorkshire & Humberside 6,9 84,7 10,5 England East Midlands 6,2 89,2 10,3 England West Midlands 7,3 89,1 10,5 England East Anglia 8,7 96,8 10,5 England Greater London 21,6 139,7 14,6 England South East England 14,7 108,3 10,8 England South West England 7,7 89,8 9,6 Source: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/h/index.html