Transport: Manufacturing Industries

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy written question – answered at on 17 December 2018.

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Photo of Lord Taylor of Warwick Lord Taylor of Warwick Non-affiliated

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of transport equipment manufacturing output.

Photo of Lord Henley Lord Henley Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

According figures published by the office for National Statistics output in the transport equipment manufacturing sectors has seen record high levels over the past year and has increased by 46% between 2010 and 2017 in real terms.

The table below lists real terms gross value added for the sector over the last eight years.

Transport Equipment Manufacturing Gross Value Added

Year

Real Terms GVA (£m 2016 prices)

2010

18,525

2011

20,374

2012

21,238

2013

22,862

2014

23,640

2015

25,019

2016

26,072

2017

27,144

Source: ONS GPD Low-level aggregates

The vast majority of transport equipment manufacturing is accounted for by the manufacture of automotive and aerospace equipment, but the sector also covers the manufacture of rail rolling stock, ships and boats, motorcycles, cycles and mobility scooters.

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