Eight sectors, one story: The geography of the Industrial Strategy

The Government’s new Industrial Strategy has set out priorities for public investment both in terms of sectors and places. But beyond name-checking some areas that have perceived concentrations of these industries, there are no detailed insights on where in the country these sectors are, and so how relevant the Industrial Strategy is to different parts of the country.

Using data from The Data City, this briefing sets out the geography of the eight chosen sectors (IS-8) and what this means for the implementation of the strategy.