Manufacturing

[drplokta]

Thanks to The Register, here is a nice graph of the decline of manufacturing in the UK since 1945. You'll notice one small problem with the "decline" bit.

Comments

[fjm.livejournal.com]

Fascinating! But I'd love to know what we are making.

[drplokta]

Aerospace equipment, pharmaceuticals, defence equipment, cars (cars made in the UK by Japanese companies still count as UK manufacturing), TVs (ditto), etc.

[drplokta]

And lots of small stuff. For example, our fishtank was manufactured in Norfolk, and the company has a thriving export business.

[jamesb.livejournal.com]

Thats pretty awesome.
I think the UK also makes a lot of Buses. Even some Chassis' are UK Built.
IN think its only Derby now that makes Trains, for Bombardier. Thats a a real shame.

[cobrabay.livejournal.com]

In 2009, according to http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?ID=198 it broke down as follows,

Manufacturing consists of 14 sub-sectors listed below with the percentage of the total they account for. For IoP purposes DB and DC are combined as both are small. The larger the percentage contribution, the more likely the impact on the overall manufacturing growth rate will be significant.

DA - Food, drink & tobacco (14.9%)
DB - Textiles & clothing (2.6%)
DC - Leather & leather products (0.3%)
DD - Wood & wood products (1.9%)
DE - Paper, printing & publishing (13.2%)
DF - Coke, refined petroleum & nuclear fuels (1.7%)
DG - Chemicals & man-made fibres (11.3%)
DH - Rubber & plastic products (5.0%)
DI - Non-metallic mineral products (3.6%)
DJ - Basic metals & metal products (10.9%)
DK - Machinery & equipment (8.3%)
DL - Electrical & optical equipment (11.1%)
DM - Transport equipment (10.9%)
DN - Other manufacturing (4.4%)

[fjm.livejournal.com]

Thank you!