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Co-operative Sector in the Region

The co-operative and mutual sector in the North West of England comprises a wide range of diverse businesses. It makes a substantial contribution to the region’s economy ensuring that jobs and services are owned and controlled by local people. There are over 400 businesses in the co-operative and mutual sector in the region, which collectively employ around 15,000 people and have a membership of more than 4.5 million.

Sector Turnover £ Total Employees No. of Organisations
 Agriculture      533,723,641    2,726    38
 Financial      222,067,000    5,068    85
 Housing        30,119,387       221    70
 Other        94,965,358    1,461  210
 Retail   1,301,097,565 10,898    13
 Total Region  2,181,972,951 20,374  416

These statistics are provided by Co-operatives UK from data collected during 2009.

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