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Manufactured Exports Estimates
06/10/2004
Scottish manufactured export sales grew by 2.9 per cent in real terms in 2004 Q2 but decreased by 8.2 per cent over the year to 2004 Q2, according to estimates published today.
The main findings are:
- Scottish manufactured export sales grew by 2.9 per cent in real terms in 2004 Q2 but decreased by 8.2 per cent over the year to 2004 Q2
- Since 2001, the level of manufactured export sales has fallen by 24 per cent in real terms
- Over the year to 2004 Q2, four industries had an increase in export sales in real terms - Food, Drink & Tobacco (+2.8 per cent), Textiles (+2.7 per cent), Paper & Publishing (+2.1 per cent) and Other Manufacturing (+3.4 per cent). Engineering & Allied Industries experienced the greatest decrease in export sales (-13.5 per cent) over the year, followed by Chemicals (-7.2 per cent) and Metals (-6.0 per cent)
- Most industries increased their export sales over the latest quarter - most notably Metals (11.5 per cent) and Chemicals (4.6 per cent)
- Engineering and Allied Industries, the largest export industry in volume terms, increased by 3.0 per cent over the latest quarter
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