This annual publication draws together statistics from a wide range of official and other authoritative sources. The sections correlate with the sections in ‘UK 2003: the official yearbook of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ (ISBN: 0116215526) so that the two publications can be consulted as complementary volumes. Key features: It presents data for the whole of the UK under the following headings: 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; and the service industry.