This report summarises the work from the Northern Powerhouse Independent Economic Review (NPIER) update programme, that concluded with the publication of the economic scenario results, published with the draft of our revised Strategic Transport Plan consultation. This summary report presents the headline results of the work and the next steps for Northern partners in realising the economic ambition.

Understanding the assets, capabilities and economic strategies within each of the North’s Local Enterprise Partnership area geographies has been an important component of the work to update the 2016 Northern Powerhouse Independent Economic Review for 2023. In 2022 area profiles were developed in consistent format to present an overview of the local economy and highlight the key prime and enabling economic assets in each of the local areas.

This technical paper takes a data-driven approach to review the North of England’s prime and enabling sector capabilities as defined in the original 2016 Northern Powerhouse Independent Economic Review. Conducted in 2022, the work supports the development of the updated NPIER work published in 2023 and assesses the North’s foundational economy as part of the update work.

This technical annex sets out the work undertaken by The Data City and Transport for the North to examine industrial sector performance within the North of England economy. It forms a key part of the evidence base supporting the update of the Northern Powerhouse Independent Economic Review, in particular to understand how the Prime and Enabling Capabilities, set out in the 2016 NPIER, had performed and adapted in the wake of major structural economic changes over the past 5 years.

The economic scenarios for the Northern Powerhouse Independent Economic Review outlines the modelling outcomes of six economic scenarios developed with Northern Partners; business as usual, four change scenarios and a new transformational vision of the North’s economy by 2050, to establish a new economic ambition for the North.

Digital technologies, health innovation, energy and advanced manufacturing have the potential to transform the North of England’s economy, adding £97 billion and 850,000 jobs by 2050.

A transformed North could see a 4% increase in productivity, equating to an increase GVA of almost £100 billion, and create up to 850,000 new jobs.

Executive Summary

Pan-Northern Capabilities