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A widening North-South divide

Geoff Riley

2nd April 2010

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Fresh data on regional household income confirms a widening gap between northern and southern regions. In 2008, regional household disposable income per head was above the UK average in three regions: London (£19,038); the South East (£16,792) and East of England (£15,509). The lowest GDHI per head was in the North East (£12,543). More comment here from the Guardian.

The ONS calculation adds up wages, benefits, pensions and other forms of income such as share dividends, and subtracts taxes, pension contributions and interest payments on mortgages or credit cards.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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