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Scaling is its strongest pillar, sitting just above the UK average, while Innovation is the area where its companies trail the benchmark most notably. All four pillar scores are published, giving a complete picture of the local business economy.",[104,105,106],"The composite score of 971 is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is an average across the area's active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That averaging means a smaller authority with highly active companies can outscore a much larger one, making this a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Newry, Mourne and Down's composite of 971 sits 29 points below that national reference point. The likely range of 957 to 985 shows how much the score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":108,"scaling":109,"investment":110,"esg":111},"Innovation measures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector classifications across local companies. At 939, Newry, Mourne and Down ranks 296th of 361 authorities on this pillar, sitting 61 points below the UK benchmark and outperforming only 18.0% of authorities. That places it at the weaker end of the national distribution on the characteristics that capture research activity and innovative sector presence.","Scaling captures whether companies are growing headcount rapidly, have attended an accelerator, or meet the criteria for scaleup status. With a score of 1,009, the district ranks 120th of 360 authorities and sits 9 points above the UK benchmark, outperforming 66.7% of authorities. This is Newry, Mourne and Down's strongest pillar, suggesting its companies are adding staff at a rate broadly in line with, and marginally ahead of, the national average.","The Investment pillar covers equity raisers, the amount of equity raised, and first-time raisers over the last five years. Newry, Mourne and Down scores 948 here, ranking 167th of 360 authorities and sitting 52 points below the UK benchmark. It outperforms just over half of all authorities, placing it in the middle of the national range but with a gap to close relative to the UK average.","ESG looks at clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxies. At 1,020, Newry, Mourne and Down ranks 155th of 361 authorities and sits 20 points above the UK benchmark, outperforming 57.1% of authorities. This is the one pillar, alongside Scaling, where the district exceeds the national reference point.","The chart below compares Newry, Mourne and Down's composite score of 971 with those of its neighbouring authorities across Northern Ireland.",[114,117,120,123,126,129],{"question":115,"answer":116},"What is Newry, Mourne and Down's UK Local Growth Index score?","The district scores 971 on the composite index, placing it 209th of 361 UK local authorities. That is 29 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":118,"answer":119},"How does Newry, Mourne and Down rank within Northern Ireland?","It ranks 11th of 11 authorities in Northern Ireland, scoring 41 points below the Northern Ireland average of 1,012. Belfast is the top-scoring authority in the region with a score of 1,088.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"Which pillar is strongest for Newry, Mourne and Down?","Scaling is the district's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,009, ranking 120th of 360 authorities and sitting 9 points above the UK benchmark.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"Which pillar is weakest for Newry, Mourne and Down?","Innovation is the weakest pillar, scoring 939 and ranking 296th of 361 authorities. It sits 61 points below the UK benchmark, and the district outperforms only 18.0% of authorities on this measure.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"How many companies are counted in Newry, Mourne and Down's score?","The index counts 8,406 active companies in the district, with corporate groups counted once rather than as each of their registered entities.",{"question":130,"answer":131},"What does the likely range mean for Newry, Mourne and Down's score?","The likely range of 957 to 985 shows how much the composite score could move with a slightly different mix of companies. A score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.","Newry, Mourne and Down scores 971 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 209th of 361 authorities and 29 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"source":134,"cached":20,"generatedAt":135},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:54:36",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]