Hope Amid Gloom As Exports Slump

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SCOTLAND'S manufactured exports have slumped to their lowest level since 1995, with not a single industry recording growth in the year to June, despite the positive impact of a weak pound.

The bleak findings, revealed yesterday in figures from the Scottish Government, show the extent to which key indigenous industries have been battered by the global downturn.

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Hope Amid Gloom As Exports Slump

Overall, manufactured export sales fell 8.5 per cent in the 12 months to the end of June.

The worst hit sectors were metals and meta...

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