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facts and stats section on
UKFood (www.uk-foods.co.uk)
Export Market
? Total food and drink exports from January to September
2006 were worth ?7.4bn, up 4% versus 2005.
? Total food and drink exports to the EU were worth
?4.9bn in the period January to September 2006, up 5% on
the previous year.
? Ireland and France continued to deliver positive
results, while exports to Spain declined.
? Germany and the Netherlands performed well, but this
was offset by slumping markets in Portugal and Austria.
? Value-added product exports (excluding spirits) were
worth ?2.5bn in the first nine months of 2006 (+8%).
? The fastest growing export product sectors were soft
drinks (+17%), wine (+38%) and tea (+22%).
? Exports to Ireland, the top UK export market,
accounted for ?1.4bn in the first three quarters of
2006, up 10% from the previous year. Excellent
performance, in particular, has been delivered by soft
drinks (+15% to ?110m), chocolate confectionery (+8% to
?91m) and breakfast cereals (+14% to ?67m).
Additional Information:
Europe
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Austria
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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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Denmark
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Finland
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France
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Germany
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Hungary
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Norway
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Poland
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Portugal
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Spain
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Sweden
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Switzerland
ROW (Rest of the World)
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Australia
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China
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Hong Kong
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Japan
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Malaysia
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Saudi Arabia
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Singapore
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Thailand
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United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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USA
(Source:
Food from Britain)
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