The South West of England is not renowned for being an industrial heartland. But by contributing 13% to the region’s economy, the manufacturing sector punches above its weight in the West Country. Will Stirling reports.
SW manufacturing in brief ● Manufacturing contributed about £12.4bn to the South West economy in 2007, 13% of the total (Source: ONS. Regional data is only available as recently as 2007). ● Manufacturing accounts for 10.7% of all employment in the region (10.1% nationally). ● Employment in the sector has declined by 10.7% between 2003…
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