Head of National Accounts, Scottish Government.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined March 2011
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AS A STATISTICIAN, I think our obsession with objective truth and individualism is making us less effective at fighting the pandemic. There's been a lot of debate recently about whether covid-19 is airborne. It's the wrong question! Let me explain...
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Labour Force Survey statistics (January to March 2020) published today by ONS, a summary for Scotland is available on SG website gov.scot/publications/labour…
#ScotlandsLabourMarket
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New experimental statistics released today give an earlier indicator of Scottish business activity in March. Results for April to be published by the end of May gov.scot/publications/monthl…
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We also should recognise that @ONS and its Scottish and Northern Irish counterparts produce very high quality data, making these estimates possible.
It is not possible yet to produce exact comparisons internationally, because most other countries are behind the UK
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The latest State of the Economy Report is available, setting out
the impact of Covid-19 on Scotland’s economy, impacts on the labour market, and providing an analysis of the possible paths for the recovery gov.scot/publications/state-…
#COVID19
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Export Statistics Scotland 2018 released today:
gov.scot/publications/export…
#ScottishExports
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Annual growth has also been revised to 0.6% growth since 2018Q2
www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statist…
#GDPScotland #QNAScotland
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Published today, the Retail Sales Index for Scotland (RSIS) 2019 Quarter 3 shows a 0.4% growth in retail sales volume in Scotland.
www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statist…
#RSIScotland
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Labour Market Statistics for Scotland for Jun-Aug 2019 published today at 9.30 am #ScotlandsLabourMarket Information for Scotland will be available for:
young people, employment by disability status and experimental alternative claimant count.
www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statist…
10.3 % - Impressive!
The electricity generation mix in #Scotland has changed substantially from 2009 to 2017, with renewable and low carbon generation increasing rapidly. Scotland is well ahead of England and Wales in decarbonisation of electricity generation.
#climatechange #NetZero
Absolutely!! Not easy to do, but the UN’s “H-approach” provides a good starting point.
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The Chief Economist’s latest State of the Economy report was published today providing the latest analysis on the performance and outlook for the Scottish economy. gov.scot/publications/state-….
The report sets out that:
Important collaborative work with Iceland ...
Economy Secretary @DerekMackaySNP met with the Prime Minister of Iceland @katrinjak to discuss Wellbeing Economy Governments at the Inclusive Growth and Wellbeing Symposium at the University of Iceland today
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The first estimate for Scotland's Gross Domestic Product 2019 Q2 is released today, showing a quarterly contraction of 0.3%.
www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statist…
#GDPScotland
Congratulations Mairi!
Great appointment!!!
Today we welcome a new Deputy Director to the @Strath_FAI. Welcome Mairi! Mairi joins us from her previous role as a Civil Servant in the Scottish Government. Details: bit.ly/2YIBSZn
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The Scottish Consumer Sentiment Indicator for Q2 2019 was published today: www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statist…
There was an improvement in sentiment over the quarter with the indicator score increasing 3.4 points to -6.1. The indicator remains negative, notably below the series average (3.5)
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Published today, the Retail Sales Index for Scotland (RSIS) 2019 Quarter 2 shows a 0.9% growth in retail sales volume in Scotland.
www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statist…
#RSIScotland
Excellent choice!!!
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