Engineering and advanced manufacturing
In 2018, engineering and advanced manufacturing made up:
- 16.7% of Scotland’s international exports (£5,650 million)
- 9.8% of Scotland’s UK exports (£5,020 million)
Engineering and advanced manufacturing covers things like:
- metal manufacturing
- machinery and equipment
- transport equipment
- architectural activities
- engineering services for example: design, consultancy
How Scotland’s engineering and advanced manufacturing exports have increased since 2002
Between 2002 and 2018 Scotland’s engineering and advanced manufacturing exports increased:
- internationally from £3.6 billion to £5.7 billion
- to the rest of the UK from £3.8 billion to £5 billion
Where we can sell more
A Trading Nation used evidence to work out where Scotland could sell the most in future.
This evidence shows where:
- there’s a large or growing demand for imports
- Scotland’s exporting less than other, similar countries
The similar countries are Finland, Norway, Denmark and Ireland.
Countries where there’s a large or growing demand for engineering and advanced manufacturing imports
Where Scotland’s currently exporting less than similar countries
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Poland
- China
- Ireland
- South Korea
What we're going to do
To help engineering and advanced manufacturing exports, we’ll:
- work with industry bodies and the enterprise agencies to create market development plans for selected sub-sectors and countries
- support businesses to develop international leadership and sales skills
- work with industry bodies to share new ideas and exporting best practice
- help the industry to get high quality graduates and technical talent
- make sure businesses can still get skilled overseas employees (post-EU exit)
- help businesses to get finance for export growth plans
- find GlobalScots or Trade Envoys who can offer businesses advice, support or introductions
- help businesses find export opportunities by exploring ways to make sector data available
You can find more information on Scotland’s engineering and advanced manufacturing sector in A Trading Nation.