Index of Manufacturing Exports for Scotland
A National Statistics publication for Scotland.
Scotland’s Chief Statistician today announced the publication of the latest Index of Manufactured Exports for the first quarter of 2016.
This quarterly publication measures changes, in constant-price and seasonally-adjusted terms, in export sales to the rest of the world from manufacturing businesses located in Scotland.
The main findings are:
• The volume of Scottish manufactured export sales fell by 0.5 per cent during the first quarter of 2016.
• On a rolling-annual basis, comparing the latest four quarters to the previous four quarters, manufactured export volumes contracted by 2.1 per cent.
The Scottish Government are holding an open consultation on the future of the Index of Manufactured Exports for Scotland.
Please see the publication for more information on this.
Further information on Exports statistics within Scotland can be accessed at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/statistics/browse/economy/IME2016Q1
These estimates are compiled in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics - more information on the standards of official statistics in Scotland can be accessed at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/About
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