Glasgow still Scotland’s biggest city economy – ONS

The ONS found that, while the City of Edinburgh’s economy grew slightly faster, at 4.6 per cent last year, compared to the 3 per cent up in the Glasgow City Council, Glasgow generated more than £20bn of economic output for the first time.

While Glasgow psoted a figure of £20.3bn, the capital fell just short of the £20bn mark.

However, measured as output per resident, Edinburgh was ahead of Glasgow, by £39,330 to £33,120, although both were well behind Aberdeen which enjoyed output per head of £46,150.

In a comparison of the UK’s four home nations, Scotland grew the slowest, at 3 per cent in cash terms, while the UK as a whole grew by 3.7 per cent.

Wales was the fastest-growing nation, though from a relatively low base. Cardiff outstripped growth in the capital cities, at 5.7 per cent, while London grew 5.1 per cent.

Output per head in Scotland was £24,800, while across the UK as a whole, it was £26,339.

The highest output per head was in London at £46,482, while Wales had the lowest of any nation or region, at £19,140.