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UK aerospace industry survey 2007

The survey shows aerospace is a UK success story and remains the largest aerospace industry outside the USA. In 2006 it directly employed 124,000 people, had a turnover of £19.81 billion and saw new orders increase by nearly 6 per cent to £26.2 billion.

UK aerospace manufacturing is globally competitive and exports 63 per cent of its total sales. UK companies also have a significant presence overseas, employing 48,780 people and generating sales of £7.9 billion.

Aerospace Industry Survey 2007 (3.5 MB)

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The information provided in these pages primarily the result of the aerospace industry (UKAI) Survey of 2006 undertaken by SBAC in 2007. In 2006 SBAC simplified the survey significantly following consultations with respondents. However SBAC does not believe that this has changed the overall patterns significantly.

Data has been collected not only from SBAC member companies but also other aerospace companies (eg consortia, joint ventures, non-members and airline maintenance companies) both in the and the rest of the world.

The results of the survey are used by a wide variety of stakeholders in the aerospace industry, including government ministers and departments (including Department of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Defence, Department of Transport, Defence Export Services Organisation and UK Trade and Investment), The AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) , SBAC member companies and respondents to the survey.