What is the gross turnover of the food and drink industry in Northern Ireland? £2,365 million (Source DARD, latest figures 2002) What is the Northern Ireland food and drink industry as a percentage of the manufacturing industry? 23% (Source DARD, latest figures 2002) What % of the Northern Ireland food and drink industry is exported? (GB and external markets) 59% (£1,342 million) (Source DARD, latest figures 2002) What is the food and drink industry export sales as a % of the total Northern Ireland manufacturing industry export sales? 18% (Source DARD, latest figures 2002) How many people are employed in the Northern Ireland food and drink industry? It is estimated to have increased from 18,942 to 19,295 full-time employees between 2002 and 2003. (Source DARD, latest figures 2002) What is the turnover of the Food & Drink Manufacturing sector in the UK? £69.4bn, accounting for 15.5% of the total manufacturing sector. (Source: Food And Drink Federation/Food from Britain/National statistics, 31/01/05) How many people are employed in the UK Food & Drink Industry? 500,000 people, which represents 13.7% of all manufacturing workforce in the UK. (Source: Food & Drink Federation/Food from Britain/National Statistics, 31/01/05) What are the total exports in the UK Food & Drink Industry? Total exports in 2003 for Food & Drink came to £9.8bn of which more than 63% went to EU members. (Source: Food & Drink Federation/Food from Britain/National Statistics, 31/01/05) What are the total imports in the UK Food & Drink Industry? Total imports in 2003 for Food and Drink came to £20.9bn of which more than 66% comes from EU members. (Source: Food & Drink Federation/Food from Britain/National Statistics, 31/01/05) Does UK Food & Drink have the biggest spending category? Yes, Food & Drink remains the biggest spending category. In 2003 consumers expenditure on Food & Drink came to £142.2bn, representing 21.0% of UK national consumer's expenditure. (Source: Food & Drink Federation/Food from Britain/National Statistics, 31/01/05) What is the UK's weekly household income/expenditure? In 2002/03, the average gross weekly household income was £550 and the average weekly expenditure by households was £406 of which £48.60 was on food and drink. (Source: Food & Drink Federation/Food from Britain/National Statistics, 31/01/05) Food for Thought