Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog is a summary of the more detailed SPICe Briefing “Scotland’s exports – policy and statistics”. The blog details 10 key charts which give an overview of Scotland’s recent export performance.
Tag: Economy
Filling in fiscal cracks…again
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog summarises the Cabinet Secretary’s fiscal update.
How is the Scottish Government’s economic strategy progressing?Â
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog summarises progress to date on the Scottish Government’s 10-year National Strategy for Economic Transformation.Â
Labour market visual update: August 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVisual summary of the latest labour market indicators for Scotland.
Economic inactivity and poor health in Scotland
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog summarises the key points of a SPICe briefing that explores the relationship between poor health and economic inactivity in Scotland.
The gender pay gap in Scotland and the UK
Reading Time: 5 minutesScotland’s gender pay gap for employees has closed faster than the UK’s. This blog explores why, and where further progress could be made.
Post-school reform: One year on from Withers
Reading Time: 6 minutesA look at progress on post-school reform in the year following publication of the Independent Review of Skills.
Climate Change and Scottish Parliament committees: Economy and Fair Work Committee
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis blog looks at how  the work of the Scottish Parliament’s Economy and Fair Work Committee is central to the delivery of climate change targets and policy.
Artificial intelligence: how it works and what it can do
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog explains what AI is, how it works and what it can do. It also defines common AI terms.
Scotland’s European Structural Funds – following the money
Reading Time: 7 minutesRecent media reports have suggested that some of the European structural funds allocated to Scotland during the 2014-2020 programme period may not ultimately be received by the Scottish Government because of a failure to spend the full value of the programme. This blog sets out the various figures available, including new data provided to SPICe by the Scottish Government. For context, it also explains what Structural Funds are and why we are still talking about them given Scotland left the EU in 2020.Â