Cheshire and Warrington is the Northwest's most successful sub region.

On skills levels, productivity and entrepreneurship, performance is well above regional and national averages and there is continuing growth in the creation of new jobs. Cheshire and Warrington's success is vital for the wellbeing of the Northwest as a whole, representing an eighth of the region's population but contributing a sixth of its economic output.

But despite this there are still significant pockets of deprivation with high levels of unemployment and worklessness. CWEA is committed to working with key partners to address these issues to ensure that the economy continues to flourish.

Key Statistics for Cheshire & Warrington (latest data available as at October 2009)

Population (in 2007)	884,000
GVA (in 2006)	£17.4bn
Employment by key sectors in 2007):
- Manufacturing	12.5%
- Retail, distribution, hotels & restaurants	25.2%
- Business services	23.3%
- Public admin, education & health	22.6%
Average house price (in March 2009)	£148,600
Growth in VAT-registered business stock (during 2007)	17.7%
Tourism revenue per resident (in 2008)	£2,012
Employment rate (in 2007/08)	78.5%
Unemployment claimant rate (in May 2009)	3.5%
Median gross weekly earnings (workplace based) in 2008	£382.50
Median gross weekly earnings (residence based) in 2008	£397.70
Working age population with degree level and above qualifications (in 2007)	33.3%
Total per capita CO2 emissions (tonnes) in 2006	12.87

Strategy & Intelligence

CWEA has invested significant resources in developing a more detailed understanding of the sub region and produced the first ever annual report on the economy - 'Building on Success' - in May 2006. Since then CWEA has strengthened its intelligence function by recruiting John Risk, Strategy and Intellligence Manager, in 2007. John works alongside David Horstead, the Director of Strategy & Intelligence, to interpret existing data, identify gaps in intelligence, commission new work, and turn this data into meaningful recommendations that can be used by CWEA and its partners to influence future strategy and policy.

A major economic study of the sub region was undertaken in 2007 in conjunction with the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) - 'SQW Economic Review and Forecasts' - which identifies economic development priorities for the future. The full report and a summary are available in the publications section of the CWEA website.

CWEA works with the Cheshire & Warrington Economic Information Partnership to share up-to-date data and intelligence.

Local Information for Local Areas in Cheshire (LiLAC)

This is a website resource containing loads of data and economic information about Cheshire and Warrington. Originally established by Cheshire County Council, LiLAC is now administered by the Research and Intelligence Units at Cheshire East Council, Cheshire West and Chester Council and Warrington Borough Council on behalf of the Communities of Cheshire Partnerships.

You don't need to register to use the site - 99% of the data is available to all - but by registering you can save data to your own data area, link it to pages of your website and be notified of any new developments to the site.

To visit the website click the following link:

http://lilac.cheshire.gov.uk/MainMenu.aspx

Northwest Regional Intelligence Unit

Regional statistics and research are available for partners from the NWDA's Regional Intelligence Unit. For further information and to register visit the website at http://www.nwriu.co.uk.

National Government Statistics

Government statistics and reports are available from http://www.statistics.gov.uk.

Other Info Sources

House prices - http://www.landregistry.gov.uk.
Labour market statistics - http://www.nomisweb.co.uk.