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Global Connections Survey
20/12/2006
The main results of Scotland's Global Connections Survey for 2005 were published today.
It is the only export survey covering all sectors of the Scottish economy.
The key points:
- Scottish exports in 2005 (excluding oil and gas) were provisionally estimated to be £18.6 billion, of which £13.1 billion was attributable to manufacturing companies. This represents an increase in overall exports of £0.9 billion since 2004, driven by a rise in both manufacturing (£0.65 billion) and service sector (£0.25 billion) exports
- The top exporting industries in 2005 were food & beverages (£3.6 billion), chemicals (including refined petroleum products) (£1.8 billion), office machinery (£1.7 billion), business services (£1.6 billion), and radio/television and communication equipment (£1.3 billion). These industries together accounted for around half of total exports
- The USA continues to be Scotland's top export destination with an estimated £2.1 billion of exports (11 per cent of total exports) in 2005: a decrease of £0.5 million since 2004
- An estimated £9.1 billion of all Scottish exports were destined for the EU. Within the EU, the Netherlands was the largest market, with £1.65 billion exports. Germany also had £1.4 billion exports, a slight drop from 2004
- The top five export markets (USA, Netherlands, Germany, France and Spain) accounted for £7.15 billion of exports (38 per cent of all exports) from Scotland
Exports by Broad Industry Sector & Trade Area
In 2005, total Scottish exports were provisionally estimated to be £18.6 billion, of which 70 per cent (£13.1 billion) were attributable to manufacturing companies. It was estimated that the service sector accounted for £5.0 billion exports (27 per cent). The value of exports destined for countries within the European Union was estimated at £9.1 billion with a further £8.7 billion to the rest of the world.