(MENAFN) New figures published showed that the volume of Scottish manufactured goods sales to overseas markets grew by 2.8 percent in the April-June quarter, Xinhua reported.
Exports of refined petroleum, chemical and pharmaceutical products grew by 4.4 percent, while engineering and allied industries exports rose by 4.7 percent in the second-quarter period.
On an annual basis, the volume of manufactured exports edged up by 0.5 percent in the current year over a year ago, Scottish Index of Manufactured Exports released figures showed.
Over a year ago, non-metallic products and other manufacturing and repair increased 11.4 percent, metals and metal products grew 20.3 percent and textiles, clothing and leather rose 10.6 percent.
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