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Drivers of rural productivity

Drivers of rural productivity: this was published under the 2010 to 2015 Coalition Government as part of the Rural Economy Growth review.

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From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published:
29 November 2011
Last updated:
18 September 2025
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  1. This page has been withdrawn because it is no longer current.

  2. We’ve changed how we’ve organised rural statistics and updated the content following Lord Cameron’s review of rural proofing.

  3. First published.

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This page has been withdrawn because it is no longer current. Productivity statistics can be found within the Statistical Digest of Rural England publication.

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Drivers of rural productivity

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This report explores the set of factors that best explain productivity (expressed as gross value added per work force job). Regression analysis has been performed to identify the important drivers of productivity and to understand whether rurality plays a part.

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Defra statistics: rural

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