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52% Of Scottish Manufacturing Exports Are Now To The EU

In only one year, Scottish manufacturing exports, including food and drink, to the EU countries, have risen to more than 50% of the total, further strengthening the case for continuing membership, to trade freely. International exports, excluding oil and gas, have risen by £1.9 billion to £32.4 billion with rUK and the USA the biggest customers.
thoughtcontrolscotland.com

Scottish Government GHA Boosts Scottish Economy By £2bn

"The transformation of social housing in Scotland’s largest city under Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has boosted the Scottish economy by £2 billion and supported thousands of jobs, a Fraser of Allander Institute report has calculated. The report confirms GHA’s investment programme – the biggest of its kind in Europe – contributed £2 billion to Scotland’s Gross Domestic Product. In addition, it supported an average of 2,425 full-time jobs per year, the equivalent of 36,500 years of full-time employment."
https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2019/01/19/scottish-government-funded-gha-boosts-scottish-economy-by-2bn/

European Visitors To Scotland Up 22% In One Year

"Figures from the Office of National Statistics for the year up to the end of last September showed a 22 per cent increase in the number of visitors, with spending rising by 7 per cent to £1.15 billion. Overall 2.26 million people from Europe visited to the end of last September, spending a total of £1.15 billion. With overseas tourism expenditure from all countries at £2.25 billion, those coming from Europe accounted for over half of all visitor spending."
https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2019/01/19/european-visitors-to-scotland-in-2018-up-22-in-one-year/