Sectoral economic profiles - 2004

HIE's strategic planning and research team has produced this series of sectoral profiles, commenting on the current socio-economic importance of each industrial sector to the Highlands and Islands economy. The sectors profiled are:

• Agriculture
• Aquaculture
• Construction
• Contact centres
• Food and drink
• Forestry
• Oil and gas
• Sea fisheries
• Tourism

The reports provide information about employment, earnings, output, gross value-added (GVA), markets and workforce skills. Further analysis highlights the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for each sector - and identifies key priorities for action.

All profiles are available here, right, in Acrobat pdf format.