Economic growth by industry
Regarding economic growth measured as a change in value added for an industry, three sectors particularly increased in significance 1993-2007 in the Capital Region of Denmark: Transport and telecommunications, finance and the chemical and plastics industry. The chemical, plastics and rubber industry has had the greatest growth in Region Zealand, followed by the financial sector and the health care sector. Regarding Region Skåne, the chemical, plastics and rubber industry had the greatest economic growth along with the iron and metal industry. The hotel and restaurant industry together with transport and telecommunications have had the greatest growth on the service side. The strong growth of the chemical, plastics and rubber industry in all parts of the Öresund region is probably attributed to the production from the pharmaceutical industry that is classified within this activity aggregate.
- Change in value addet per industry (EUR billions) in the Öresund region 1993-2007. Constant prices, reference year 2000.
Source: Statistics Denmark and Statistics Sweden. Processing by Region Skåne.
Labour productivity by industry
Labour productivity is usually defined as the change in value added in constant prices in relation to the change in the number of hours worked in a company or in an industry. On the regional level it is only possible to estimate labour productivity as the change in value added in constant prices in relation to the change in the number of gainfully employed. In all three regional areas – regarding manufacturing industry - the chemicals, rubber and plastics industry has had the strongest growth in productivity. One of the foremost explanations for this is probably that the pharmaceutical industry is classed in this activity aggregate.
Among service industries, it is primarily transport and telecommunications that has seen increased labour productivity in the Capital Region of Denmark and Region Skåne. The large growth in productivity in Region Zealand occurred mainly in the financial sector and in wholesale/retail trade. This latter industry has also seen strong development in Region Skåne as well. Regarding real estate and business services as well as R&D, Region Skåne has seen strong development while both of the Danish regions have experienced negative growth in labour productivity during the period 1993-2007. The main reason for this is the weak development on the housing market.
- Source: Statistics Denmark and Statistics Sweden. Processing by Region Skåne
Source: Statistics Denmark and Statistics Sweden. Processing by Region Skåne
