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Research into the Tourism Sector
Marketing Birmingham provides a range of research information for Birmingham and the West Midlands region.

Analysis of the Annual Business Inquiry Employment figures for Birmingham
This report looks at employment trends in Birmingham by sector since 1991 as measured by the Annual Business Enquiry, the Annual Employment Survey and the Census of Employment. Published February 2007.

Chapter 3: Birmingham Economic Review & Prospects 2005
Sector Prospects, a chapter in the 2005 Review, can be accessed from the link above. This chapter provides output and employment forecasts for detailed sectors in the Birmingham economy. It analyses the key issues for the broad sectors locally and suggests priorities for future action. Published March 2005.

Birmingham Sectoral Review 2000
This publication is the second in a trinity of publications to mark the millennium, the other publications being the Birmingham Economic Review 2000 and Birmingham Labour Market Assessment 2000. This report gives an overview of the changing industrial structure of Birmingham's economy, in depth profiles of 8 major sectors and identifies future growth prospects to 2010.

The Tourism Sector in Birmingham
This report focuses on the prospects of Birmingham's tourism sector and its contribution to the City's economy and labour market. The report contains the results of a tourism sector modelling exercise, commissioned through the Heart of England Tourist Board. Published November 2001.

The Impact of Major Capital Projects on Employment in Construction 1998-2010
Birmingham has experienced a boom in commercial property development that is expected to continue at least until 2010. The purpose of this report is to estimate the impact of the commercial property boom on construction industry employment and the future demand for construction related occupations. Published August 2001.

The Economic Impact of Development Investment in Birmingham: 1998 to 2010
This topic report, which includes a customised economic forecast, examines the impact of the current boom in development investment on the Birmingham economy. It provides output and employment forecasts by sector under various scenarios dependent on Birmingham's success in carrying through planned urban development projects. Published August 2001.

Ward Comparison Maps
These maps and tables include data on the concentration of manufacturing and service sector jobs in the pre-2004 electoral wards of Birmingham. Published Summer 2004.

Wages Survey 2001/2
This report provides essential quality wage data for Birmingham in important sectors and occupations. It also includes data on recruitment difficulty. The report is produced jointly by the BEIC and the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Published February 2002.Results are also available from the previous Wages Survey (2000).Published November 2000.

Inward Investment & Company Re-locations
This report provides an objective assessment of how well Birmingham performed during the 1980's and 1990's in attracting mobile investment projects and measures the extent to which economic activity had decentralised away from the City. Published November 2001.

Employment Growth Companies
This report explores the job generating capacity of the local economy by segmenting companies into different categories based upon their employment growth record. It includes an analysis of the job creation record of more than 13,000 Birmingham companies between 1995 and 1998. Published March 2000.