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| Ballymena District Council Profile |
| Population (Census 2001) |
Ballymena
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| Total |
58,610 |
| Adult (16+) |
45,059 |
| Population Density (persons per sq. km) |
93 |
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| Labour Market |
Ballymena
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| Unemployment |
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| Employment (2001Census) |
25,776 |
| Average Gross Annual Earnings |
£18,522 |
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VAT Registered Business Base
2002 |
Businesses1 |
% total |
Employment |
% total |
| SIC(92)
Section |
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A |
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry |
915 |
40.4 |
1,390 |
9.4 |
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B |
Fishing |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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C |
Mining and Quarrying |
5 |
0.2 |
* |
* |
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D |
Manufacturing |
120 |
5.3 |
2,585 |
17.4 |
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E |
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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F |
Construction |
330 |
14.6 |
2,005 |
13.5 |
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G |
Wholesale & Retail Trade |
470 |
20.8 |
3,320 |
22.4 |
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H |
Hotels and Restaurants |
105 |
4.6 |
1,055 |
.1 |
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I |
Transport, Storage and Communication |
75 |
3.3 |
385 |
2.6 |
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J |
Financial Intermediation |
5 |
0.2 |
40 |
0.3 |
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K |
Real Estate, Renting |
175 |
7.7 |
3,140 |
21.2 |
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L |
Public Administration and Defence |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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M |
Education |
5 |
0.2 |
* |
* |
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N |
Health and Social Work |
5 |
0.2 |
45 |
0.3 |
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O |
Other Community Services |
50 |
2.2 |
630 |
4.3 |
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Total |
2,265 |
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14,815 |
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1
Figures
are based on VAT registered businesses only.
* Figure not
shown due to there either being no businesses in the cell or
confidentiality constraints.
Figures
have been rounded to the nearest 5 and thus may not add to
totals. | |
Enterprise Activity
| VAT Registrations/De-Registrations
2001 |
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Registrations |
125
|
100
|
120
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120
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120
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| De-Registrations |
135
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85
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105
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95
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105
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| Registrations per 10,000 adult population |
26.6
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| Assisted Start-Ups |
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1998/99 |
1999/00 |
2000/01 |
2001/02 |
2002/2003 |
| Business Start Programme |
23
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18
|
40
|
45
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59
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| Community Business Starts |
1
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1
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2
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0
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0
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| Home Start |
1
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2
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2
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0
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0
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| Growth Start |
5
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6
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2
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3
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5
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| Total |
30
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27
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46
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48
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64
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| InvestNI Primary Active
Client Base 2002 |
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No. of Clients |
Employment |
Sales
£m |
External Sales
£m |
Exports
£m |
| InvestNI Clients |
70 |
5,278 |
837 |
658 |
257 |
| Total NI Base |
2,040 |
105,276 |
10,292 |
7,389 |
4,090 |
| %Total Base |
3.4 |
5.0 |
8.1 |
8.9 |
6.3 |
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| Invest NI Assistance
Provided 00/01 - 02/03 |
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2000/01 |
2001/02 |
2002/03 |
Total for 3 Years |
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No. of Co. |
£ |
No. of Co. |
£ |
No. of Co.
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£
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No. of Co. |
£ |
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Assistance Offered
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39
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2,535,744
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38
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1,977,652
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38
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1,642,566
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115
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6,155,962
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