THE TEST MARKET THE TEST MARKET

GENERAL INDICATORS

  UK
‘000,000
Guernsey
‘000
People
Overall population (2006) 61 61
Male Population 30 30
Female Population 31 31
Live births 0.72 0.63
Deaths 0.58 0.53
Housing
Overall household numbers 25 23
% Council/states rented dwellings 11% 10%
Employment
Number employed 32 31
% Economically active 74% 78%
% Males in employment 54% 61%
% Females in employment 44% 48%
Job vacancies 0.67 0.70
Public sector employment 6 0.60
Gross Domestic Product
GDP £1,300,000 £1,652,000
Public expenditure
Health (2007) £96,000 £87,000
Education (2007) £69,000 £66,000

Source: Island Analysis