Gross Value Added (GVA) measures the contribution to the economy
of each individual producer, industry or sector in the United
Kingdom. It is used in the estimation of Gross Domestic Product
(GDP). GDP is a key indicator of the state of the whole economy.
In the UK, three theoretical approaches are used to estimate
GDP: 'production', 'income' and 'expenditure'. When using the
production or income approaches, the contribution to the economy
of each industry or sector is measured using GVA. Explanatory
note for experimental current price GVA for 2005 and 2006 In
order to free up resources necessary to allow delivery of the
modernised National Accounts systems and methods, the annual
updating of the GDP accounts through the Input-Output Supply and
Use framework did not take place in Blue Book 2007. As a result
table 2.3 Gross Value Added (GVA) by industry at current prices
will not be available. Data for the years 2005 and 2006 are
being published as experimental statistics. It should be noted
that the experimen