Region is the top manufacturing exporter in the UK outside of London
Yorkshire is the top exporter of manufacturing goods in the UK outside of London, with the strongest growth across the Northern Powerhouse.
Official figures show that for every 10,000 residents in Yorkshire in 2017, there were 22 exporting companies – more per person than anywhere else in the Northern Powerhouse, as well as more than Scotland and Wales. Between 2016 and 2017, exports from Yorkshire also surged by 14% - the strongest growth from across the Northern Powerhouse.
Almost 10% of the region’s workforce is employed ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
