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manufacturing

British Defence at a glance

146,000 direct employees // Almost the same number in indirect jobs

Employs 4,900+ apprentices and trainees

£22bn annual turnover

The UK is the world’s second biggest defence exporter behind the US

34% export growth between 2009 – 2013

9,000+ defence companies including SMEs exist in the UK

BAE Systems – the UK’s largest defence company – currently employs 40,000 domestically

British Food & Drink at a glance

400,000+ direct jobs – predicted to need almost 110,000 new recruits by 2022

Annually adds £21.5bn to the UK economy

Accounts for 16% of total UK manufacturing turnover – making it the largest sector

96% of the sector’s 6,360 businesses are micro to medium-sized

Exports £12.8bn+ products a year – 77% of which go to the EU.

Invested £1bn+ in to R&D in 2011, resulting in over 8,500 new products

British Automotive at a glance

161,000+ direct jobs // 78,000 employed across UK supply chain

2,000+ automotive suppliers in the UK – including 16 of world’s top 20

£64.1bn annual turnover

80% of a vehicle can be manufactured in the UK

5m cars and 2.4m engines built in 2014

Annually adds £12.4+bn to the UK economy

Annually producing £34bn of exports – accounting for 11% of the UK’s total export goods

SMMT has 550+ UK members

British Chemical & Pharmaceutical at a glance

105,000 (Chemical) and 53,000 (Pharmaceutical) direct jobs // 500,000 indirect jobs

30,000 employed in related R&D (7,000 – Chemical, and 23,000 – Pharmaceutical)

Annually adds £15.2bn to the UK economy

Adds £60m to the UK balance of trade every day

UK’s largest manufacturing export sector (£24.7bn – Chemical and £20.7bn – Pharmaceutical)

CIA members have a combined turnover of £50bn

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