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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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