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This statistical compendium draws together statistics from a wide range of official and other authoritative sources. It presents statistics for the whole of the UK on: area; parliamentary elections; international development; defence; population and vital statistics; education; the labour market; personal income, expenditure and wealth; health; social protection; crime and justice; lifestyles; environment, water and housing; transport and communications; national accounts; prices; government finance; external trade and investment; research and development; agriculture, fisheries and food; production; banking and insurance; service industry. The sections correlate with the sections in 'Britain 2001; the official yearbook of the United Kingdom' so that the two publications can be consulted as complementary volumes. Most sections are preceded by explanatory notes which should be read in conjunction with the tables.