Differences In Disposable Income Are Widening

Statistics regarding Gross Disposable Household Income (GDHI) per head relative to the UK average show that between 1995 and 2008 the differences widened. The UK average is taken to be 100 and Yorkshire and Humberside fell the most from 91.8 in 1995 to 88.2 in 2008. London showed the most significant increases from 120.7 in 1995 to 128 in 2008 and Northern Ireland also showed significant increases from 87.1 in 1995 to 89.2 in 2008. GDHI per head was greartest in London at 28% above the national average of £14,872 at £19,038 and the North East of England's GDHI per head was the lowest at 16% below at £12,543.