Northwest Regional Development Agency
Economic Potential of Preston – Draft Final Report
Figure 15: Population Trends 1981-2007
Population Trends 1981 - 07 1.100
1.080
1.060
1.040
1.020
1.000
0.980
North West
6
7 20 0
5 20 0
20 0
3
4 20 0
2 20 0
20 0
1
0 20 0
20 0
9
8
Preston
19 9
7
19 9
6 19 9
19 9
4
5 19 9
3 19 9
19 9
2
1
England and Wales
19 9
0 19 9
19 9
8
9 19 8
7 19 8
19 8
5
6 19 8
4 19 8
19 8
2
3 19 8
19 8
19 8
1
0.960
Central Lancashire
Source: ONS 8.4
Given that this is a medium to long term trend then caution is necessary in terms of reading too much into these results however they do show that the population in Central Lancashire is growing reasonably strongly and that is a positive measure going forward. A truncated analysis of population trends since 2000 is shown in Figure 16Error! Reference source not found..
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