Editing Worcestershire (section)

==Economy==
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Worcestershire at current basic prices [https://web.archive.org/web/20110728091019/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf published] (pp.&nbsp;240–253) by ''Office for National Statistics'' with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year || Regional Gross Value Added<ref>Components may not sum to totals due to rounding</ref> || Agriculture<ref>includes hunting and forestry</ref> || Industry<ref>includes energy and construction</ref> || Services<ref>includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured</ref>
|-
| 1995 || '''5,047''' || 225 || 1,623 || 3,200
|-
| 2000 || '''6,679''' || 159 || 2,002 || 4,518
|-
| 2003 || '''7,514''' || 182 || 1,952 || 5,380
|}

===Industry and agriculture===
[[File:Lea & Perrins worcestershire sauce 150ml.jpg|thumb|upright=0.65|[[Lea & Perrins]] [[Worcestershire sauce]] — the invention of two Worcester chemists]]

Fruit farming and the cultivation of [[Humulus lupulus|hops]] were traditional agricultural activities in much of the county. During the latter half of the 20th century, this has largely declined with the exception southern area of the county around the [[Vale of Evesham]], where orchards are still worked on a commercial scale.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Worcestershire County Council {{!}} Worcestershire County Council |url=https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=www.worcestershire.gov.uk}}</ref> Worcester City's [[coat of arms]] includes three black pears, representing a now rare local pear variety, the [[Black worcester pear|Worcester Black Pear]]. The county's coat of arms follows this theme, having a pear tree with black pears. The [[apple]] variety known as [[Worcester Pearmain]] originates from Worcestershire, and the [[Pershore]] plum comes from the small Worcestershire town of that name, and is widely grown in that area.

Worcestershire is also famous for a number of its non-agricultural products. The original [[Worcestershire sauce]], a savoury condiment made by [[Lea & Perrins]], is made in Worcester, and the now-closed Royal Porcelain works was based in the city. The town of Malvern is the home of the [[Morgan Motor Company|Morgan]] traditional [[sports car]].