{"id":875,"date":"2017-07-26T14:25:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T13:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jkrecruit.co.uk\/?p=875"},"modified":"2021-02-02T10:22:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T10:22:03","slug":"manufacturing-in-wales-up-3-1-since-2016-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jkrecruit.co.uk\/?p=875","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturing in Wales ‘up 3.1%’ since 2016, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The number of manufacturers in Wales has grown by 3.1% since last year, a new report has shown.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The regional outlook report said Wales now has 5,680 manufacturing firms and 156,000 people employed in the sector – 10.7% of the country’s total workforce.<\/p>\n

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It said business confidence remained high “despite an uncertain political landscape”.<\/p>\n

The report is based on survey data and Office for National Statistics figures.<\/p>\n

Compiled by the employers organisation EEF and accountancy and business advisors BDO LLP, the report said manufacturing jobs have risen by 10.6% since March 2010.<\/p>\n

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It added manufacturing now accounts for 16.8% of the country’s total output – the second highest in the UK – with transport, food and drink and metals the largest sectors.<\/p>\n

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Paul Byard, EEF director for Wales, said: “This is positive news for Wales with our output balance outperforming the rest of the UK again.
\n “Confidence in the sector in Wales remains high, in spite of a squeeze on particularly domestic budgets, which was the likely cause of some signs of softening at the start of the year.”<\/p>\n

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Paul Falvey, partner and head of manufacturing at BDO in Wales, added: “Wales has been a strong performer over the past year, outperforming other regions in manufacturing output and reporting high levels of confidence and investment intentions.”<\/p>\n

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