Economic information
| HIE's strategic planning and research team gathers and collates a broad range of economic information about the area, a selection of which is presented on this site. |
Key links
Introduction to the HIE area economy
The area - the people - the economyArea economic profiles
Demographic and economic changes within different parts of the Highlands and Islands (2007).Settlement profiles
Socio-economic profiles of key settlements in the Highlands and Islands (2007).Sector economic profiles
Profiles of the key economic sectors in the Highlands and Islands (2007).Monthly unemployment
Unemployment details for the HIE area on a monthly basis.Export factsheets
These economic facsheets provide export results for each LEC area and the overall Highlands and Islands area from the Scottish Global Connections Survey (2005).Tourism Profiles
These tourism factsheets pull together information from a number of different surveys undertaken across the Highlands & Islands (2005).Economic impact assessments
This page provides links to economic impact assessments commissioned by HIE.Rural Scotland Price Survey 2003
The 2003 Rural Scotland Price Survey provides a geographical comparison of prices in rural and urban areas of Scotland.