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Introduction
Definitions
The food and drink supply chain in Scotland includes primary producers, processors as well as wholesalers and retailers. Sometimes key facts on manufacturing alone are required, other times, the interest might be in the whole chain or a wider definition of the industry beyond manufacturing.
The following definitions are used in this booklet:
Definition | Coverage | Standard Industrial Classification |
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Food and drink manufacturing | The manufacturing/ processing sector only | 15 Manufacture of food products, beverages (includes fish processing) |
Food and drink industry | Food and drink manufacturing | 15 Manufacture of food products, beverages |
| Plus food and drink wholesaling | 51.3 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (excluding 51.35 Wholesale of tobacco products) |
| Plus food and drink retailing | 52.1 Retail sale in non-specialised stores (excluding 52.12 Other retail sale in non-specialised stores) 52.2 Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores (excluding 52.26 Retail sale of tobacco products) |
| Plus non residential catering | 55.3 Restaurants 55.4 Bars 55.5 Canteens and catering |
Food and drink industry (including agriculture and fisheries) | As food and drink industry but including agriculture and fisheries | |
Key Statistics at a Glance
| Food and drink manufacturing | Food and drink industry | Food and drink industry (including Agriculture and Fisheries) |
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Gross value added (2005) | £2.9 billion | £7.3 billion | - |
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Sales (2005) | £7.6 billion | £26.0 billion | - |
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Employment (2006) | 45,700 | 288,500 | 360,557* |
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Exports (2006) | £3.7 billion | £3.9 billion | £4.0 billion |
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Number of business units (2005) | 1,237 | 21,850 | - |
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* Employment figures for agriculture comprise working occupiers, spouses of occupier and employees. Fisheries figures refer to sea fisheries. Fish processing is included in manufacturing.
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Breakdown of food and drink manufacturing
| Food manufacturing | Drink manufacturing |
Gross value added (2005) | £1.3 billion | £1.6 billion |
Sales (2005) | £4.2 billion | £3.4 billion |
Employment (2006) | 34,300 | 11,400 |
Exports (2006) | £410 million | £3,320 million |
Number of business units (2005) | 991 | 246 |
Trend in food and drink manufacturing, 2002-2006
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Food and drink manufacturing as a % of Scottish manufacturing (2005) |
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Gross value added (£bn) | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | - | 25.3% |
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Sales (£bn) | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | - | 22.1% |
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Exports (food) (£bn) | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 2.9% |
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Exports (drink) (£bn) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 25.3% |
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Employment (000s) | 51.5 | 50.6 | 48.7 | 48.0 | 45.7 | 22.9% |
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