Manufacturing. The facts.

How much do you really know about the industry that provides just over 1 in ten pounds of our national GDP?

Think you know manufacturing? Think again...

13.5%

Manufacturing output as % of GDP, 2009

GVA by UK manufacturing, 2009

Number of chemicals companies in the UK

% of business-funded R&D in the UK carried out by manufacturers

Value of UK manufacturing R&D investment in 2008

People employed by the UK’s pharma industry

Number of vehicles produced in the UK in 2009

Number of manufacturers in business in the UK

% of export earnings generated by manufacturing

Number of people employed by UK manufacturing

Number of people directly employed by the British aerospace industry

Turnover of British aerospace industry in 2009.

% of UK manufacturing value added in West Mids

% of UK manufacturing value added in North West

gross value added by North West manufacturing

Value of UK defence exports

Amount of annual net foreign direct investment into UK manufacturing each year

Total amount of net foreign direct investment in UK manufacturing

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