GVA by sector in the North East
Total GVA in the North East in 2021 was about £42.2 billion. Using an 18-industry breakdown, the manufacturing sector made the single largest contribution to North East GVA, accounting for over £6.7 billion of the total in 2021. Five other sectors contributed over £3 billion in the same year, in order from largest to smallest these were; real estate, health and social work, wholesale and retail, education, and public administration.
Nearly every sector increased its total output between 2020 and 2021 as the North East economy recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic. The largest increases in absolute terms were in manufacturing and wholesale and retail, both sectors that were particularly disrupted by Covid-19 related measures.
The changes by sector compared to 2014 were similar but with an emphasis on some different sectors. Again, all sectors apart from three saw growth over the period, but the largest increase in absolute terms was in the health and social care sector. Manufacturing saw the second largest increase over this period followed by education which saw the third largest.