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Manufactured exports estimates - Quarter 3, 2008
14/01/2009
Scotland's Chief Statistician today announced the release of the Scottish Manufactured Exports Estimates for the Third Quarter of 2008. This quarterly publication measures growth, in real terms, of overseas exports by manufacturing companies located in Scotland.
The main findings are:
- There was a fall of 1.0 per cent in the level of Scottish manufactured export sales in the third quarter of 2008 (seasonally adjusted). The level of Scottish manufactured export sales decreased by 0.4 per cent in real terms over the year to 2008 Q3
- Over the quarter, growth in exports were observed in food, drink & tobacco (+7.0 per cent), chemicals, coke, refined petroleum & nuclear fuel (+9.0 per cent), and textiles, fur & leather (+2.1%). Declines in export sales were observed in engineering & allied industries (-6.2 per cent), wood, paper, publishing & printing (-3.0 per cent), metals & metal products (-5.9 per cent), and other manufacturing (-3.7 per cent)
- Over the year to September 2008, export sales in the wood, paper, publishing & printing industries grew by 7.4 per cent in real terms. Export sales of metals & metal products (+10.1 per cent), and other manufacturing (+4.1 per cent) also grew over the year. Engineering & allied industries (-1.9 per cent), food, drink & tobacco (-0.5 per cent), chemicals, coke, refined petroleum & nuclear fuel (-1.0 per cent), and textiles, fur & leather (-4.2 per cent) all showed a fall in export sales over the year
Official statistics are produced by professionally independent statistical staff.