U.K. manufacturing output for 2023 was 284.06 billion US dollars, a 9.86% increase from 2022.

• U.K. manufacturing output for 2022 was 258.58 billion US dollars, a 4.88% decline from 2021.
• U.K. manufacturing output for 2021 was 271.84 billion US dollars, a 12.4% increase from 2020.
• U.K. manufacturing output for 2020 was 241.85 billion US dollars, a 3.58% decline from 2019.

Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

This statistic shows the total employment average in enterprises for the manufacture of wearing apparel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2019. During 2019, an average of 26 thousand people were employed by wearing apparel manufacturers in the UK.

As of the fourth quarter of 2024, there were approximately 2.71 million people employed in the manufacturing sector in the UK, compared with just over four million in the first quarter of 2000.

Europe’s Optical Instrument and Photographic Equipment Manufacturing industry has experienced notable growth driven by increasing demand for optical instruments in the medical and scientific sectors. Technological innovation in medical devices using optical systems has boosted demand, particularly for endoscopy systems, microscopes and optical tomography systems for biomedical research. The rising prevalence of chronic diseases and greater demand for healthcare services due to ageing European populations have also boosted demand for optical instruments and lenses. The industry continues to face challenges like competition from imported products, particularly from countries like China, with cost advantages, pressuring profitability for European manufacturers. The widespread adoption of smartphones has, on the one hand, driven demand for blue light and computer lenses but also caused a dramatic decline in demand for traditional photographic equipment like digital cameras. Revenue in Europe’s Optical and Photographic Equipment Manufacturing industry has contracted at a compound annual rate of 0.5% over the five years through 2024, declining by 1.6% to €20.1 billion in 2024. Manufacturers in France, Germany and Spain are trying to counter the decline in camera sales by offering specialised features and high-performance cameras targeted at professional photographers.

Revenue is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 4.8% over the five years through 2029, reaching approximately €25.3 billion. Manufacturers want to tap into new foreign markets to drive future revenue growth. As Europe’s population ages, there will be greater demand for medical equipment using optical instruments, ensuring steady demand for industry products. The automotive industry will be a growing market thanks to self-driving cars and the telecommunications industry will lean toward fibre optic networks.

Industrial Production in the United Kingdom decreased 1.50 percent in January of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Industrial Production - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The annual greenhouse gas emissions in the manufacturing sector in the United Kingdom declined to 39.25 million tons of CO2 equivalent in 2020. The annual greenhouse gas emissions thereby reached their lowest value in recent years.The European Union (EU) as a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reports annually its greenhouse gas inventory for the year t-2 and within the area covered by its Member States. The inventory contains data on carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). The EU inventory is fully consistent with national greenhouse gas inventories compiled by the EU Member States.Find more statistics on other topics about the United Kingdom with key insights such as GGE from the energy sector, GGE from the agriculture sector, GGE from waste management, GGE from the transport sector, and GGE from the manufacturing sector.

The Aircraft, Engine and Parts Manufacturing industry’s revenue is forecast to dip at a compound annual rate of 2.8% to £39.9 billion over the five years through 2024-25, including an estimated revenue jump of 0.4% in 2024-25. The industry has been swiftly recovering from the pandemic-induced decline in 2020-21. The industry is a major investment, research and development source for world production of aircraft. Orders for aircraft and aircraft equipment are typically placed years in advance, meaning deliveries are relatively stable and can curb economic headwinds. A big backlog of orders held by Airbus and Rolls Royce has aided deliveries and revenue for much of the period. Revenue plunged in 2020-21 due to the pandemic, leading to a standstill in global travel. Commercial airlines cancelled or deferred orders as most of their fleet was grounded. Airbus reported that deliveries fell to 566 in 2020, a figure that is notably lower than the 863 delivered in 2019. Revenue began bouncing back in 2021-22 as commercial orders recovered due to rising air passengers. Airbus recorded its most successful year ever in 2023, reporting 2,094 gross new orders for aircraft. Revenue is forecast to expand at a compound annual rate of 5.5% to £52.2 billion over the five years through 2029-30. Growing international competition is projected to squeeze profit. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and changing US policy in Europe are causing a sharp rise in defence spending in the continent over the coming years as European countries are enhancing their security and pursuing security independence from the US. Rejuvenated public spending on defence will drive revenue for Airbus, Rolls Royce and BAE Systems, major European defence contractors. Global air travel will continue to soar, generating aircraft maintenance and replacements orders. The development of greener jets will be at the forefront of aircraft making.

This statistics presents the number of enterprises in manufacturing industries exporting goods in Great Britain from 2011 to 2018. After a slight decline throughout the period, the number peaked at 31,400 in 2018.

In 2018, the number of enterprises in the electronic components manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom remained nearly unchanged at around 589 enterprises. Still, 2018 marked the second consecutive decline of the number of enterprises in this industry. Only active units which either had turnover or employment at any time during the reference period should be included.Find more statistics on other topics about the United Kingdom with key insights such as production value of the manufacture of electric domestic appliances industry, number of enterprises in the wearing apparel manufacturing industry, and number of enterprises in the textile manufacturing industry.

Demand for carpets and rugs has been driven by rising residential and commercial building construction activity, supported by government initiatives, like the Help to Buy scheme, ProCure22 and the elimination of stamp duty for first-time home buyers. Furthermore, the trade weighted pound benefitted export revenue. Nonetheless, falling consumer confidence and residential transactions over 2022-23 and 2023-24 have constrained revenue, compounded by the negative economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which significantly disrupted normal economic activity and weighed on industry revenue. Over the five years through 2024-25, industry revenue is expected to decrease at a compound annual rate of 2.6% to just over £1 billion. During 2022-23, revenue benefitted from the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and the re-opening of the UK economy. Demand from corporate consumers also rose, with rising business sentiment resulting in increased investment activity. However, the cost-of-living crisis kept household disposable incomes low in 2023-24, limiting household spending on refurbishing activities. Although inflation ratings are staving off in 2024-25, persistently low disposable incomes and property transaction activity are set to cause a 0.8% drop in revenue in 2024-25. Activity in the construction sector will improve, aided by government initiatives aimed at increasing the UK's housing stock, therefore aiding demand for carpets and rugs from construction and residential contractors. Industry revenue is expected to increase at a compound annual rate of 2.4% over the five years through 2029-30 to reach just over £1.2 billion. Exports are also likely to rise in the coming years while the value of the pound remains low in the medium term, and the quality of UK-manufactured carpets and rugs continues to attract foreign custom.

The UK is one of the largest pharmaceutical producers in the world, so the industry commands an important position in both the global pharmaceutical market and the UK economy. A large proportion of revenue is derived from export sales, but the value of exports has declined over the past five years.Industry revenue is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 3.2% over the five years through 2023-24, including revenue growth of 4.3% in the current year, to reach £25.5 billion. Many major large drug makers have rationalised their business strategies to rely less on high-revenue patent drugs. This has supported revenue growth despite the loss of blockbuster patents. Additionally, rising life expectancy and an ageing population have driven growth in domestic demand by boosting the need for medicines, particularly those for degenerative diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic increased the market, as hospital admissions and other medical treatments declined while healthcare services prioritised coronavirus cases. Still, the market benefitted from the vaccine rollout and has since experienced continued high demand as the NHS works through a major backlog.Industry revenue is expected to expand over the next five years, supported by maintained growth in domestic demand and rising demand from emerging markets. Despite a continued close alignment with the EU pharmaceutical industry after the end of the transition period, additional paperwork and expenses for operators are likely to weigh on revenue growth over the next five years. Industry revenue is anticipated to rise at a compound annual rate of 6.5% over the five years through 2027-28 to reach £35 billion.

The Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing industry has struggled with the ever-increasing threat of digitalisation across Europe dampening paper usage. This is the main reason revenue is expected to contract at a compound annual rate of 4.8% over the five years through 2024 to €115.8 billion. A number of companies have exited the market in recent years, driving the manufacturers left behind to consolidate – many of the more prominent manufacturers are acquiring smaller businesses to shore up their market share. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a key driver of the industry’s recent revenue decline, especially in 2020. Volatile commodity prices and weak downstream conditions, caused by enforced business closures across the majority of European countries and more cautious consumer spending, led to widespread economic uncertainty and low investment. Paper stationery manufacturers and newspaper publishers suffered greatly, partly because of Europe’s heightened degree of digitalisation (driven by a work-from-home trend) dampening paper consumption. Revenue is forecast to fall by 4.2% in 2024 and remain below pre-pandemic levels. Volatile wood pulp and paper prices, more regulatory pressures and supply chain disruption have caused profitability to remain low. The ongoing shift towards electronic communications and media will continue to create challenging conditions for manufacturers over the coming years. In the short term, macroeconomic headwinds (including high inflation and interest rates) are expected to ease, supporting revenue prospects, especially as paper manufacturers start to reinvest their widening profitability into the production process. Continuing investment in sustainability and automation within manufacturing facilities will put paper producers in a strong position to capitalise on a growing packaging and paper bag manufacturing market. Over the five years through 2029, revenue is slated to swell at a compound annual rate of 2% to €127.9 billion.

The personnel costs of the textile manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom declined to 1.4 billion euros in 2018. Nevertheless, the last two years in this industry recorded significant higher personnel costs than the preceding years.Personnel costs are made up of wages, salaries and employers' social security costs. They include taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the employer, as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions.Find more statistics on the textile manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom with key insights such as turnover, production value, and number of employees.

Cement, lime and plaster manufacturers have contended with numerous economic headwinds in recent years, including the COVID-19 outbreak, supply chain disruptions and aggressive interest rate hikes from central banks across Europe. These have clobbered construction activity, which is key in determining demand for cement, lime and plaster. To make matters worse, cement, lime and plaster manufacturers were forced to halt operations under COVID-19 lockdown rules, driving a dramatic decline in production output. The measures put in place to curb the virus also hit construction markets, with many projects being delayed or cancelled, further denting demand. Cement, lime and plaster manufacturing revenue is estimated to fall at a compound annual rate of 2.8% over the five years through 2024 to €40.6 billion. Revenue is set to plummet by 3.3% in 2024, although the average industry margin is expected to edge upwards to 5.3% as supply chain disruptions subside, alleviating cost pressures. Since COVID-19 hit, inflationary pressures have picked away at cement, lime and plaster manufacturers’ profitability. Rising prices were brought about by surges in demand amid the gradual reopening of the economy coinciding with disruptions to supply chains. In 2022, inflation worsened, triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine towards the start of the year, which compounded supply chain disruptions. Although proving less volatile than other building materials in 2022, cement prices picked up in 2023 despite falling energy costs – this is because cement is slower to react to market conditions than other building materials. The inflationary environment also resulted in central banks ramping up interest rates, raising the cost of borrowing and weighing on construction activity. Cement, lime and plaster manufacturing revenue is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 3.1% over the five years through 2029 to €47.2 billion. Construction activity is set to pick up in 2025 as inflationary pressures subside, letting central banks lower interest rates, which will give investor sentiment a boost. Manufacturers will also be able to capitalise on growing demand for sustainability, allowing them to exploit value-added opportunities; although the R&D they’ll need to put into green products and processes will dent profitability in the short term, these will drive revenue growth over the long term.

In 2023, the UK beverage manufacturing press market increased by 13% to $76M, rising for the second consecutive year after two years of decline. In general, consumption continues to indicate a perceptible reduction. Beverage manufacturing press consumption peaked at $106M in 2012; however, from 2013 to 2023, consumption failed to regain momentum.

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Europe’s Household Textile and Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry benefits from the high number of residential property transactions, which has increased demand for curtains and textile blinds, often bought when homeowners furnish their new homes and undertake renovation work. Industry revenue is projected to decline at a compound annual rate of 5.3% to €27.5 billion over the five years through 2024, including an estimated 3.6% slump in the current year. An increased interest in home improvement and the convenience of online shopping momentarily buoyed the industry, but it faced stiff competition from inexpensive imports. Furthermore, the European Central Bank's decision to gradually raise interest rates affected companies' investment decisions and consumer behaviour. However, the pivot towards e-commerce and the boost in remote work resulting in higher home textile demand has helped the industry stay afloat amid these challenges. Also, the industry's increasing focus on sustainability aligns well with growing environmental concerns, potentially opening new opportunities. Imports will remain a significant threat to the industry, continuing to satisfy over half of European demand. Also, consumers often associate European-manufactured products with higher price tags. As a result, businesses in the industry must strategically adjust their marketing budgets to target new demographics of potential customers. Despite this, government assistance for the housing sector will boost the supply of homes over the coming years. Industry revenue is expected to edge upwards at a compound annual rate 3% over the five years through 2029 to €31.8 billion.

In 2018, the production value of the manufacture of electric domestic appliances industry in the United Kingdom remained nearly unchanged at around 1.5 billion euros. Still, 2018 marked the second consecutive decline of the production value in this industry. The production value is defined as turnover, plus or minus the changes in stocks of finished products, work in progress and goods and services purchased for resale, minus the purchases of goods and services for resale, plus capitalized production, plus other operating income (excluding subsidies). Income and expenditure classified as financial or extra-ordinary in company accounts is excluded from production value.Find more statistics on other topics about the United Kingdom with key insights such as number of enterprises in the motorcycles manufacturing industry, personnel costs of the ice cream manufacturing industry, and production value of the perfumes and toilet preparations manufacturing industry.

In 2023, after three years of growth, there was significant decline in overseas purchases of machines for the manufacture of masks and reticles, semiconductor devices or electronic integrated circuits, when their volume decreased by -17.2% to 497 units.

European oven, furnace and burner manufacturers have battled numerous headwinds in recent years. In 2020, the pandemic restricted output capacity, with many downstream markets postponing orders amid uncertain economic conditions. Spain and the UK were the most impacted by extensive lockdowns and stringent COVID-19 restrictions, with manufacturers suffering from substantial output drops. Similarly, soaring steel prices have raised manufacturers operating cost base, exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while weak domestic and foreign downstream demand has lowered export growth and industry revenue.Over the five years through 2024, industry revenue is expected to tumble at a compound annual rate of 2.3% to €13.1 billion. Over 2021 and 2022, supply chain bottlenecks adversely impacted output volumes. Manufacturing couldn't keep up with soaring inflation, with output prices falling short of cost increases, causing industry revenue to drop by 6.7% in 2022. Similarly, the state of the global economy significantly impacts furnace and burner manufacturing, as exports account for most of the industry's revenue. Over 2024, industry revenue is expected to tumble by 3.8% because of weak order volumes downstream markets rein in capital spending amid a high-interest environment. Over the five years through 2029, industry revenue is expected to expand at a compound annual rate of 1.7% to reach €14.3 billion. The industry is moving towards greener solutions as EU and Europe push for stronger environmental regulations. European manufacturers will continue pouring money into R&D to create energy-efficient furnaces and burners, focusing on reducing the overall carbon footprint, enhancing productivity and significantly cutting operational costs. On the product side, AI and IoT technologies will revolutionise the sector by providing clients with comprehensive data analytics on the performance of their furnaces and ovens, reducing furnace downtime and enhancing overall fuel efficiency for clients.