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Turnover (2005)
- £70 billion
- 15% of UK manufacturing – the largest UK manufacturing sector
- 4th largest food and drink manufacturing industry in the world
Consumer spending (2006)
- £70.95 billion on food and drink
- £28.54 billion on alcohol and tobacco
Source: Consumer Trends: Quarter 2 2007, Office for National Statistics
Labour force (2005)
- 435,000 people employed in the manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco
- 1.2 million jobs (estimated) in ancillary activities depend on the industry
Exports (2006)
- £10 billion, two-thirds of which went to the EU
- The UK is the fifth largest exporter of food and drink in the world
Businesses (2007)
6,230 in manufacturing food, beverages or tobacco products
Source: UK Business Activity, Size and Location - 2007, Office for National Statistics
Main source: Research into UK Food & Drink Manufacturing – Final Report (Desk Research), ADAS, August 2007
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