Modern tools of economics, such as input-output analysis, can help identify impacts and opportunities.

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The quality of the output of intelligence collection and analysis is only as good the inputs.

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The analysis said Scottish output fell by 5.9% since the start of the downturn - less than the fall for the UK as a whole.

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We asked Moody's Economy.com to provide us with analysis and annual growth prospects for employment and economic output for the period 2010-14.

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The ONS analysis suggests that the foot-and-mouth crisis has had a "minimal" impact on output in the first quarter.

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