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Manufactured Exports for first quarter 2008
02/07/2008
Scotland's Chief Statistician today announced the release of the Scottish Manufactured Exports Estimates for the First Quarter of 2008, measuring growth, in real terms, of overseas exports by manufacturing companies located in Scotland.
The main findings are:
- Scottish manufactured export sales increased by 2.3 per cent in real terms in the first quarter of 2008 and grew by 3.2 per cent over the year to the end of March 2008, according to estimates published today by the Scottish Government
- Over the quarter, the main industries contributing to the increase in manufactured export sales were electrical and instrument engineering and mechanical engineering which grew by 6.6 per cent and 19.3 per cent respectively. The wood, paper, publishing & printing (+2.2 per cent) and textiles, fur & leather (+3.4 per cent) industries also grew over the quarter. The remaining industries all showed declines in export sales with transport equipment (-10.4 per cent); food and tobacco (-14.8 per cent); and chemicals, coke, refined petroleum & nuclear fuel (-2.7 per cent) showing the most significant decreases
- Over the year to March 2008, the engineering & allied industries grew by 5.9 per cent in real terms and, in doing so, contributed most to the overall growth in export sales of 3.2 per cent. Wood, paper, publishing and printing (+16.1 per cent), metals & metal products (+13.6 per cent) and drink (+1.3 per cent) also grew over the year. Chemicals, coke, refined petroleum & nuclear fuel (-4.5 per cent) and food & tobacco (-13.0 per cent), textiles, fur & leather (-5.1 per cent) and other manufacturing (-3.5 per cent) all showed a fall in export sales over the year.