n NEWS THE UK HAS DROPPED out of the world’s top ten manufacturing nations for the rst time, plummeting from eighth to twelfth position, according to new gures from Make UK. The data, published in Make UK’s annual Manufacturing – The Facts survey, shows that in 2022 (the latest year for which global comparisons are available), the UK’s manufacturing output was worth £201bn, putting it behind Mexico (£245bn), which has climbed from 12th to 7th, and Russia, which has risen to 8th place (£223bn) on the back of increased defence production. Both of these nations have also leapfrogged Italy (£220bn) and France (£206bn), which have dropped to 9th and 10th respectively. Taiwan has also edged slightly ahead of the UK on the back of its dominance of semiconductor manufacturing, where demand has risen substantially in recent years. China remains the world’s largest manufacturer, with an output worth $5.06 trillion (almost a third of global production) followed by the US (on $2.69 trillion) and Japan ($850bn). Germany is still the biggest manufacturing nation in Europe (on $751bn) and remains the world’s fourth-largest, followed by India and South Korea. According to Make UK, the data reinforces the need for the UK to adopt a long-term industrial strategy because countries that have such strategies are seeing the benets. “It’s deeply disappointing to see the UK drop out of the world’s top ten manufacturing nations,” says Make UK’s director of policy, Verity Davidge. “However, this isn’t a reection of any decline in UK industry, but specic factors and trends which are redrawing the contours of the global economy. “These trends reinforce the need for the UK to react with a long-term industrial strategy to take competitive advantage of our undoubted strengths,” she adds. “This will ensure the UK retains its place at the top table of advanced manufacturing where it has many world-class sectors.” Make UK’s analysis also shows that the US remains the biggest export market for UK goods, worth £60.1bn in 2022. Germany is the second-largest (£33.bn) with The Netherlands in third position (£31bn). Six of the UK’s top ten export markets are in the EU, with a combined value of £150bn – almost three times as much as exports to the US and around eight times the amount to China (£21.4bn). According to Make UK, this highlights the continued importance of the EU for UK goods. The average salary in UK manufacturing is £38,769 – 10% above the economy overall. More News reports on our Web site We post many more news reports on our Web site than we have space for in the magazine. Often the Web site also carries longer, more detailed versions of reports in the magazine. Here are some of the stories posted since the last issue of Drives & Controls appeared. n UK manufacturing loses 34,000 jobs, but is still 64,000 short https://drivesncontrols.news/h8zpt1ak n Coding errors cause shutdowns that can last 30h and cost $126m https://drivesncontrols.news/zs623o3y n ‘Breakthrough’ restarts cobots automatically after shutdowns https://drivesncontrols.news/7btj1fr6 n Drives & Controls helps to push SM&E Week to a record high https://drivesncontrols.news/wh5lcsrn n Automated machine sets new record for solving Rubik’s Cube https://drivesncontrols.news/xwh720s8 n More than 500,000 robots were shipped in 2023 as prices fell https://drivesncontrols.news/vvaspaqi n UK start-up uses AI to create rareearth-free magnet material https://drivesncontrols.news/04f74if4 n Easy-to-use safe key system expands, enhancing its versatility https://drivesncontrols.news/4vh3sx8a n AR app shows machine and diagnostic data on a phone or tablet https://drivesncontrols.news/06vt9ylz n Regen electric motor gives e-bike a range of up to 1,000km https://drivesncontrols.news/q2kgql43 UK drops from 8th to 12th in global manufacturing league The UK’s top ten markets for exports of manufactured goods
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