02 study forecast

26 décembre 2005

Key points emerging from the study are:

• The contribution of the industry to the economy is likely to rise from £22.0 billion in 2003, around 2.2% of the UK’s total economic output, to £32.5 billion (2.5% of GDP)by 2008 and to £49.1 billion (3.0% of GDP) by 2013.

• The number of jobs supported by the industry is likely to grow from 197,000 in 2003
to 240,700 in 2008 and 252,900 in 2013.

• The industry is one of the UK’s most productive sectors with a level over three times the national average. Productivity growth in the sector is likely to continue to be high,reaching 7.5% from 2008-13. As a result, by 2013, productivity in the sector is likely tobe nearly four times the national average.

• Analysing the contribution to national productivity, by 2013 total UK productivity is
likely to be between 0.8% and 4.7% higher than would have been the case without
mobile phones.

• The industry makes a major contribution to public finances, providing £15.2 billion in
2003. And this contribution is likely to grow, reaching £31.8 billion by 2013.