£14.7billion was from the manufacturing sector and £7.7billion from the services sector.
The top five exporting industries in 2011 are displayed on the following pie chart and include :
Food & beverages (£4.2billion),
manufacture of coke, refined petroleum and chemical products (£3.7billion),
manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (£1.4billion),
financial and insurance activities (£1.4billion) and
manufacture of machinery and equipment NEC (£1.4billion)
Others includes many diverse industries such as pharmaceuticals, quarrying, mining, agricultural export etc.
The total value of exports from Scotland to the rest of UK in 2011 (excluding oil and gas) was estimated at £45.5billion, of which £24.5billion was from the services sector and £11.6billion from the manufacturing sector
Top 10 export destinations, 2011 :
Destination Value
United States £3.5 billion
Netherlands £2.7 billion
France £1.9 billion
Germany £1.4 billion
Belgium £1 billion
Republic of Ireland £ 0.8 billion
Norway £ 0.8 billion
Spain £0.7 billion
Switzerland £0.6 billion
Italy £0.6 billion
Source: Scotland's Global Connections Survey 2011
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