The Index of Manufactured Exports is published quarterly and provides information on the change in the volume of overseas exports (in constant prices) for each quarter from 1995 Q1.
The latest figures, published on 1st October 2008, cover the period from 1995 Q1 to 2008 Q2.
The latest findings indicate that there was no change in the volume of Scottish manufactured export sales in the second quarter of 2008 and, in terms of annual growth, the volume of manufactured exports fell by 0.1 per cent over the year to the end of June 2008.
Chart of Quarterly growth in exports by industry group (Quarter 2, 2008)

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Chart of Annual growth in exports by industry group (Quarter 2, 2008)
