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Scotland's Global Connections Survey 2012
National Statistics Publication for Scotland.
The results of Scotland’s Global Connections Survey 2012 were released today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.
The figures provide an estimate of the cash value of Scotland’s exports of goods and services, by industry and destination. This is the only export survey covering all sectors of the Scottish economy. Companies provided sales and export information relating to 2012. These show:
- Scottish international exports in 2012 (excluding oil and gas) are provisionally estimated at £26 billion, an increase of £1.4 billion (5.9%) since 2011.
- £15.4 billion exports are attributable to companies in the manufacturing sector and £8.7 billion is attributed to the service sector. Manufacturing sector exports increased by £1.1 billion (7.9%) and service sector exports increased by £465 million (5.6%).
- The 2 largest exporting industries in 2012, as in previous years, were manufacture of food & beverages (£4.7 billion) and manufacture of coke, refined petroleum and chemical products (£4.1 billion).
- These 2 sectors are followed by legal, accounting , management, architecture, engineering, technical testing and analysis (£1.7 billion), wholesale retail, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (£1.7 billion) and financial and insurance (£1.4 billion). Together the top 5 industry sectors account for around 52 per cent of total international exports from Scotland.
- The top five international export market countries (USA, Netherlands, France, Germany and Norway) accounted for £10.8 billion of international exports (42 per cent of all international exports) from Scotland. Just under half of international exports are destined for countries within the European Union (estimated at £11.7 billion, 45%). A further £13.4 billion was destined to the rest of the world.
- Exports to the rest of UK (from Scotland) in 2012 (excluding oil and gas) are provisionally estimated at £47.6 billion. The combined value of international and rest of UK exports in 2012 (excluding oil and gas) are provisionally estimated at £73.6 billion.
Notes to editors
The full statistical publication can be accessed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Economy/Exports/GCSIntroduction
These published estimates relate to both international and rest of UK exports.
Estimates from the Global Connections Survey are provided in current prices and have not been adjusted to account for inflation. The quarterly Index of Manufactured Exports provides a time series of the real term growth of export sales in the manufacturing industry. Further information is available at the website above.
National statistics are produced by professionally independent statistical staff – more information on the standards of national statistics in Scotland can be accessed at: www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/About
