Research and analysis

Future of cities: evolving economic performance of UK cities

Report analysing the economic performance of the UK’s main cities over recent decades.

• From: Government Office for Science
• Published: 25 September 2014
• Last updated: 5 April 2016 — See all updates

Documents

The evolving economic performance of UK cities: city growth patterns 1981-2011

Ref: GS/14/803

PDF, 3.21 MB, 85 pages

Divergent cities in post-industrial Britain

Ref: GS/16/2

PDF, 1.81 MB, 41 pages

Details

This report analyses the comparative economic performance of the UK’s main cities from 1981 to 2011 to determine how growth patterns have differed across cities. It looks at:

• city size
• economic structure and degrees of specialisation
• productivity

The accompanying report builds on the earlier paper and examines why the economic performance of UK cities has diverged in recent decades.

Comment on the reports.

These papers were commissioned as part of the Foresight future of cities project.

Published 25 September 2014
Last updated 5 April 2016 + show all updates

1. 5 April 2016

   Added report on divergent cities.

2. 25 September 2014

   First published.