What Does the UK Actually Manufacture? - Data Dive

It's common to think that the UK doesn't actually manufacture anything these days, and assume that the UK has left manufacturing in the past. However, the stats show that's not true. Manufacturing is growing in the UK and there are some areas where the UK is a global leader in manufacturing. So what does the UK actually manufacture?
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[@johnchessant3012]

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[@martinh1437]

So reading that I get the thoughts, I like chocolte, I like Whisky, I like Gin. When I return to the uk it will very interesting to see whats what 2019, I diabeties, Alchol issues and cheaper cars.

[@josepharmstrong6852]

Hey show your sources I think this is why people don't trust news orgs in general not that I don't trust you but it allows those interested to see where the data has come from also where bias my be found.

[@jondavies1261]

@@josepharmstrong6852 1:00 into the video they cite their data source.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Joseph Armstrong Yeah, this is an obviously pro EU group who produce these videos. As an ardent leave voter I think these guys aren’t too bad, shame about some of the very toxic remain voters in the comments section though. I’d be angry too; if I realised I can’t get a job as a waiter in Berlin with a sociology degree.

[@Elkott]

Depression and Anxiety

[@TheRobster2007]

A rapidly growing "industry". Suicide is now the number one killer among certain age groups in some countries. Politicians' answer? Let them die, same as they want to let anyone else die that can't afford decent health care. That's what the UK and Irish governments are up to at any rate, trying to make the public health service so poor, private health care (exclusively) will be brought in. No reason to believe they're alone.

[@ZanderKaneUK]

@@TheRobster2007 your source on this would make great reading?

[@MichaelEdmond]

Larry.... Change your name to ace Rimmer to match your profile pic pleeeeease! Smoke me a kipper....

[@martinh1437]

Cheer up, It's nearly Chist ianmad.

[@TheRobster2007]

@@ZanderKaneUK What he said. Too many sources. Just avoid MSM shite like the BBC and look at local sources. For ireland, search for something like "leo varadkar health care" and prepare to feel sick.

[@schwarzhund2740]

cakes and pastry products at number 10. Truly a world superpower

[@DanielMasmanian]

"Food manufacturing" Surely that's a euphemism that only a muppet can take with a straight face

[@suzesiviter6083]

Give me cakes over bullets anytime, still won the war though didn't we) HAHA.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Daniel Masmanian Food production is one of the biggest challenges of this day and age. The technology that goes into it is the same as in any mass manufacturing. Just a lot cleaner and a lot more safety conscious.

[@SilvanaDil]

Well, with Macron's "let them eat cake" attitude, you can ramp up cake production and sell to France.

[@DanielMasmanian]

@@lesserspottedmugwump.363 So true. But is that what's really being discussed as the UK's biggest manufacturing sector?

[@GayGingerGeorge]

The problem is (in my opinion) that as manufacturing becomes more complicated on so many levels, it requires fewer people with more skillsets. This creates the illusion (especially in the lesser educated population) that the jobs aren't there, because they can't access them. IMO the way to fix the shortage of skilled workers and thus, employment for these people, is more accessible education for those older than 18, instead of making education less and less accessible.

[@monsterpda]

As horrible as it sounds, the problem is that a lot of people will increasingly lack the iq to do what is required better than machines can.

[@kenny_boii]

No the problem with UK manufacturing in the past was resistance to change. They would go on strike when new products or new things were introduced. BRAKE DISCS!!! But Rob will lose his job on the drum brake production line... we can't have that! STRIKE!!! So nobody wanted UK made stuff it was ok for a while because there were no alternatives. But then better stuff came along.

[@almerindaromeira8352]

@Osman Oglu you have to account for slow learners. Not everyone has the same pace, especially when they are 8 years old and don't give a crap about school

[@lmaoroflcopter]

@Osman Oglu you expect someone who cannot read, write, add, or reason... To be a university graduate at the end of 10 years? Sorry mate you're clearly absolutely mental.

[@lmaoroflcopter]

@Astir01 not quite. The majority of people with a head on their shoulders realise that manufacturing is an industry where automation has driven it to the point where factory line worker isn't a career path anymore. It's a summer job. So these people go to university and get degrees in industrial design, engineering, etc to be the guys doing the designs and developing the programming for the robots that do the job that 10 line workers used to do. That's progress.

[@koolyman]

But the real question is, what does the UK Export?

[@suzesiviter6083]

Of course LOL, approx. 40% of our trade.

[@astonm1990]

Machinery including computers: US$68 billion (15.3% of total exports) Vehicles: $53.7 billion (12.1%) Mineral fuels including oil: $35.6 billion (8%) Gems, precious metals: $32.8 billion (7.4%) Pharmaceuticals: $32.8 billion (7.4%) Electrical machinery, equipment: $28.6 billion (6.4%) Aircraft, spacecraft: $21.1 billion (4.7%) Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $18.1 billion (4.1%) Plastics, plastic articles: $12 billion (2.7%) Organic chemicals: $10.3 billion (2.3%)

[@koolyman]

@@johntap6109 Financial services used to be the UK's single largest export. Post Brexit, UK banks will not be in such a comfortable position.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

trident3b The Mini is a BMW in all but name. Of course parts are needlessly made all over the place that’s what the EU does. U.K. cars are Not foreign designed, the companies are just opened by multinationals. Like most things. Think your iPhone is made by Apple, think again. German products have gone downhill, there are tens of thousands sat in massive car parks waiting to be crushed in the US because of VW emissions fiddling. ALL the EU regulations favour German companies, It’s their cash cow. McLaren is a fully British opened company. Japan has signed a free trade deal with the EU, this is separate from Brexit and bad for German manufacturer.

[@PanglossDr]

kooleyman, wrong services exports are a small proportion on UK exports, about 11%

[@rock3tcatU233]

The UK is also a naan bread manufacturing powerhouse.

[@xipozz]

I don't think so. Last time I checked how much bread was produced, there was naan.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Omar Perez Boom ‘tis.

[@martinallenuk]

Yum

[@stephenconway2468]

@@xipozz - Your comment.....hurt.....so bad

[@cambs0181]

Plain or garlic?

[@michaelden]

You've missed a huge point, of those items manufactured which industries are UK based & pay UK taxes, as opposed to which industries are foreign owned and or ship their profits abroad. At a guess I'd say say the vast majority of pharma, vehicle, civilian and military aircraft part manufacture/ repair all ship their profits abroad. The same goes for a lot of the service & retail industries with companies having huge turnovers, posting large profits, paying dividends but not paying proportional tax. While it is legal it doesn't help the UK and is a key reason UK plc is struggling.

[@thepolticalone961]

@Jan Mardi like what

[@czarzenana5125]

You forget it creates a lot of jobs (and income tax). In fact, the most valuable asset a country can have is added value since that really reflects what is actually produced.

[@thepolticalone961]

@@czarzenana5125 ok....

[@rabbitbobo4131]

I could only say you don't win in all front, tax evasion are a common a problem with large listed companies, the reality is that they still are the largest suppliant of jobs and GDP. The competition of small factories are basically non existent except for innovation industry.. the barrier of mass production and financial support from sotck market makes small industry basically disabled. The reality is that the shift of off setting and grooming of the larger industry makes much more "values", if a company makes 1 pound a listed could set a 6-7 pound for that return creating wealth.. or artificial wealth.. but as US was on that boat since the 70's UK has sported the need for market and investment and has taken on the role.. hence the huge trading market now.. but once "we" are all on the boat on this financial model, there is no use to complain as every pounds counted are within the same system, there is no breaking it, changing it, nor substitution, as Uk has already spend that value, Italy is the best example.. there is simply no way to get away.. UK are indebted to the world.. and debtor will always collect..

[@scwvblxvi]

you can't expect TLDR News to be super accurate, with 100% of the information. Remember, this is currently being run by volunteers

[@roadrunner6224]

57.5 billion for vehicles is pretty pathetic considering VW alone makes 230 billion

[@uteriel282]

the uk doesnt have anything of real value to the eu. everything the uk produces can be produced in the rest of the eu without problems. biggest vehicle production: germany, france biggest food production: france, belgium, germany, italy, spain and more brexiters claim the uk produces something so valuable that the eu cant possibly live without but so far ive not seen anything like that.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Not really, Germany is known for its cars plus VW is the second largest car manufacturer in the world. It would be like comparing wine making with France, it’s just what they are known for.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Uteriel Yeah it does, it’s called money and you aren’t getting any of it.

[@uteriel282]

@@lesserspottedmugwump.363 germany is the biggest economy in the eu with france close behind. the uk is only in 3rd place and once they are out their economy will take a massive hit. germany could even pay some more into the eu since we have a surplus so balancing out the loss of uk money isnt a big deal for the eu.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Uteriel Depends what figures you use. Frances economy is terrible and it probably isn’t going to get any better. Not sure who in Germany your asking, but higher taxes to fund the EU and bail out Greece again, then possibly Italy are not very popular. It won’t take too long for tax rises to become an issue. But that’s the solution, tax the middle class more. Good luck with that. Ha ha ha ha ha! It’s a never ending money pot with you people, amazing. It’s working fantastically in France it’s only slightly on fire now, when Germans finally snap that will be entertaining.

[@ringodooby]

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* This channel is underrated

[@volavonok3964]

@@s-b6218 This is Master Yoda.

[@vassilisapostolidis5838]

Agree i

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@@vassilisapostolidis5838 you thank for your agreement.

[@robduncan599]

Thanks for your time & effort in this info video .

[@GoldMaker]

WOW! Nice topic. Love the channel so keep it up!

[@Calum_S]

I've seen some brexiters (lead by Rees-Mogg) claiming WTO Article 24 is a magic get out of post-brexit trade barriers with the EU. Could you do a video analysing this claim?

[@blameyourself4489]

The problem is that the UK does not leave the EU on WTO terms. It has to leave on the 1994 GATT regulatory because the UK, at the moment, does not hold any quota schemes or so called Regional Trade Agreements which are required inside the WTO system. If you look in the Withdrawal Agreement (from page 335), trade will be based on the 1994 GATT regulatory - just as would be the case for a no deal. This is a major set-back for the UK, as these rules were established in 1947 after WW2. The 1994 GATT scheme is a forerunner of the regulatory to our now current WTO system that most world-countries have agreed to apply to modern trade. No countries or trade unions in the world apply to the 1994 GATT regulatory any longer - apart from the UK that soon will return to this old ineffective scheme. As always, Jacob Rees Mogg is only in it for own benefit, not for yours or the country's. He's using Article 24 to convince people that he's a great man as always. It's absolute BS.

[@kristianperkins5834]

@@blameyourself4489 what are you talking about, the UK is already a member of WTO. We have been since 1995

[@czarzenana5125]

@@kristianperkins5834 Yes, but it's schedules have not been approved yet by the other members and no trade agreement has been rolled over yet. What's left is that the UK starts from scratch with the GATT scheme.

[@kristianperkins5834]

@@czarzenana5125 ahh right I'm with ya. That's not a bad thing though. I mean yea if it was forever but let's be honest, it won't be. As far as trading goes it mean we can still trade perfectly fine. With anyone. Yes at a higher cost but again. People look at day one. Let's look to 5 years. Also, ya just never know. We might get lucky and have all tariffs signed sealed and delivered in year 1. We just don't know. The day 1 doomsday scenario is ruining what could potentially be the greatest thing to happen to this country

[@Calum_S]

@@blameyourself4489 so GATT 1994 is a sort of default setting that we will have to go back to, before negotiating better deals? I've seen Rees-Mogg making claims about a "10 year implementation period" which he thinks the UK can keep zero tarrifs with the UK while we continue to conduct negotiations, but that seems like putting the cart before the horse: I can't envisage that we've been conducting free trade with Japan or Canada while the trade deal was still being negotiated? (I've read a couple of columns debunking the 10 year claim, as GATT Art. 24 doesn't specify a time limit). If I understand you correctly, we 1) leave the EU and revert to charging standard tariffs on everything while our tariff schedule is accepted by the other WTO members, 2) start a trade negotiation with another country/bloc, 3) possibly enter into an interim agreement where we duties and regulations have to be maintained and can't be higher or more restrictive than before the agreement was made (if both parties agree to it), and finally 4) enter a free trade agreement. I fully agree with you on Rees-Mogg, he is a sickeningly oily character who will stop at nothing to get his way.

[@georgec7872]

Can we have this week in parliament back plz?

[@johnhobbes2268]

I think this is just far to much work at this moment :-)

[@CaliatusTV]

They have it as their funding goal on patreon as they feel like, it needs quiet some funding and is generally not watched as much as other videos.

[@jamesbarnett7506]

This week in parliment: MPs go on holiday

[@Thanos1908]

it should be this month in parliament ....or produced only when something interesting actually happens... :/

[@TheCimbrianBull]

*Theresa May dancing memes intensifying*

[@kaikyouto4670]

The box of Cadbury Celebrations I am eating is made in England. Does that count?

[@kiereann]

Owned by Kraft, utilising cocoa from not Britain ... so no

[@kaikyouto4670]

@@kiereann My life is a lie.

[@arseniyonline1234555]

@@kiereann As opposed to cocoa that grows here?

[@cambs0181]

Yes! Eat as much as you can, your nation is depending on you! (My excuse anyway)

[@correctpolitically4784]

I was actually thinking about opening a shop that only sold U.K. manufactured products. We have 1 locally that only sells food from Britain. But i think it would be good if some of their other products could be sold here as well. After all they dont make anything of low quality. Everything they produce is top shelf.

[@atklm1]

I don't know what popular UK products are elsewhere (I'm Finn), but first things that came to mind after Rolls Royce that I can find in my own home was Dyson vacuum cleaner, Glaxosmithkline Sensodyne toothpaste, Digestive cookies and the real Cheddar cheese that goes with them. And Stilton blue cheese. And I'm not sure if Unilever is from UK, but many of their cleaning products are found in the closet. Oh and some Gin brands and whiskey, London Dry and Beefeater, Chivas Regal, though not presently found in my vitrine. All UK products are actually quite expensive now that I think. Hopefully we get some sort of trade deal so that their prices don't get higher than they already are.

[@almerindaromeira8352]

Unilever has an HQ in both London and Rotterdam. Land Rover, Mini, BAE systems. But several of these ones and the ones you mentioned are not fully British and some are completely owned by others

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Try Wensleydale cheese, it’s much nicer. Especially with apricots mixed in.

[@atklm1]

@@lesserspottedmugwump.363 Haven't heard of that one, but thanks for the recommendation. I'll see if I can find it next time doing groceries.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Rex A lot milder but very eatable.

[@EpicMania18]

One essential thing I feel you should add is sources, I know it's a pain to do but it'd boost your already good gem of a news channel!

[@mickthelick5788]

I think a video on what would happen if we have to trade under WTO rules would be really informative. I've seen a lot of mixed views and opinions which can't all be right on this and would like a clear, balanced, assessment which is where TLDR news comes in.

[@Falney]

As some one who lives in a manufacturing oriented town in the centre of England, I think I may have an unfair advantage in that questionnaire.

[@thankyouforyourcompliance7386]

The question could be: What does the UK manufacture that is not easy to substitute. Food is easy to substitute as there are a lot of suppliers. Car parts are more difficult. Car manufacturers produce JIT so I assume that they have fall back plans as there is always the chance (even without a Brexit) that suppliers have a force majeure.

[@connorschultz380]

I recall hearing talk back when Brexit first started the car industry was looking to move to other EU countrys

[@florianvancitters3674]

Could you possibly discuss what happens to these UK manufactured goods? Do these get used within the UK or do they get exported? To which regions? How does the quantity of these specific home produced goods compare to the quantitiets the UK imports?

[@oicz]

Great video as always!

[@gards1988]

Can I just say that since finding this channel it has actually made politics slightly interesting to me. You manage to get alot of info in without waffling like usual media outlets, making it easier to understand thanks and keep up the good work👌

[@thomasboyd1437]

Awesome. Excellent channel. Great video.

[@Taladar2003]

It would be interesting to have some more information on how import/export dependent the industries are since that is likely to make them go into decline if a no-deal Brexit makes imports or exports themselves decline or more expensive.

[@CharalamposKoundourakis]

Interesting video!

[@collapps]

Diesel vehicles typo “deisel”, good video as always..

[@shaedoran]

All your analysis seems to be value-based rather than volume-based. With inflation in some areas being high, it’s possible we aren’t actually making more, just charging for it. I’m not sure what the ONS covers but this may be worth further analysis.

[@matthewhemmings2464]

@Ad Lockhorst Going by value is extremely useful. The main objective of developed economies is to increase the added value of their exports and production. Why export a worthless piece of lumber when you can export a fully assembled armchair? Not only were you employing the people that produce the lumber, but you also employed the engineers that developed the factory, the suppliers, etc etc. In the end, the same piece of lumber you could have exported for 3$ a ton, is exported at 10'000 $ a ton and employed entire cities and professionals. Added value is everything.

[@TheLifeOfDan1]

Great video!

[@benbainbridge]

Thanks for the the excellent work here, a quick question based on your previous look at the poorest areas in Northern Europe. Is there anything to be drawn from Wales being the one of the highest manufacturing areas in the UK and yet one of the poorest? It seems to me counter productive to the economic suggestion that higher output equals more money, better pay and a better economy.

[@family535computer]

Not a comment on this vid in particular, but on your Brexit series in general: Excellent work. This is a confusing topic for me and your videos help bring it into focus.

[@108nighthawk]

I try to get as many products, especially quality woolen clothing that are produced in the UK. I also like Scotch, so there is that. The Brits have been making quality goods for ages now; they know their stuff.

[@sculchy]

Nice clear video as always. One request: many of us in Scotland and elsewhere would appreciate it if you said "regions and nations" rather than just "regions".

[@shoelessjoe428]

It's interesting to see how much of our manufacturing is vehicles. And what we know about no deal / WTO rules is that 10% tariffs will be added to our vehicle exports. Great job Britain!

[@syberracer2984]

There's a video on the Top Gear KZbin channel from a 2013 episode that shows exactly what sort of motor vehicles we manufacture. Go check it out. There's some really interesting vehicles in there.

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

Now do a video on how much UK owned companies manufacture in the UK. Because just saying manufacturing generally does not take into the account that a lot of foreign companies could pull their manufacturing out of the country.

[@deannilvalli6579]

Who owns the factories is irrelevant to whether they stay or not. They are driven by only a single thing- profit. If they can make a profit, they stay, if not, they go. It really is that simple. Thus Jaguar-Landrover has already moved much manufacturing to Slovakia, and has more planned. Honda, Nissan, and Toyota will likely pull out as soon as practically possible once their factories are making losses. The same goes for BMW (Mini), Siemens, Rolls Royce, etc. Remaining capacity in other countries makes it possible to move some of the production very rapidly, in other cases they need time to build factories, recruit workforce, etc. In every case, it is only a question of if this move costs less than staying in the UK, and if , in the medium term, they can turn a profit in the other country.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Dean Nilvalli That’s the reason for tariffs, make them in the country or suffer the consequences.

[@PanglossDr]

Dean, absolutely right, jobs matter, not ownership

[@stephenconway2468]

A lot of UK owned companies can pull out of the UK too. Dare I mention - Dyson.

[@deannilvalli6579]

@@lesserspottedmugwump.363 Please research the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. See how much it helped the economies of all concerned.

[@shazbest2515]

I beg to differ. Arms sales have risen dramatically.

[@richardealden2323]

Thank you .. i have said all along .. the supermarkets can do alot more to support British manufacturing by sourcing their own label products from the Uk .. and clearly labeling the country of manufacture ... The big supermarkets could say to companies to manufacture in the uk or they will find alternatives .. and could do the same for well known brands that no longer manufacture in the UK .

[@rodmarker2071]

And we can all drive Austin Allegro's and eat turnip soup .... DO you know how much investment it takes to start our own avacado industry ?

[@Ntyler01mil]

Given automation and productivity gains, I think most people would expect that trade wouldn't cut into manufacturing totals. If trade is fair, they expect their country to export about as many manufactured goods as they import. At the end of the day, the UK has a widening trade deficit in goods, and a widening overall trade deficit. Interestingly, the UK happens to have a trade surplus with non-EU countries and a trade deficit with EU countries. UK exports to non-EU countries are also bigger than exports to EU countries. Does the UK make toasters? What about radios? If I were to walk into a UK store and look at the country of origins for the lamps or blow dryers, are any manufactured in the UK? This sort of good appears to be missing from the statistics provided in the video. Here in the US, it's almost impossible to find small appliances and consumer electronics that are made in the United States. Virtually no clothing is made in the US. Some furniture is produced here, and many larger home appliances like stoves or dishwashers are made here. However, if I were to wander around my home, I'd find that very few of the things that I use on a daily basis were made here. Most people see a problem with that.

[@carlosbaenanavarro]

You never disappoint.

[@josephinewinter]

i remember researching this for some Chinese friends, back in the pre internet days, and became convinced our prime manufacture is Tupperware - Addis, Whitefurze etc.

[@francisdevlin8347]

That was so much easier to listen to with the narrator talking at a normal steady pace

[@deannilvalli6579]

You did not mention, apart from an initial reference to, what items produced in the UK are vital to European supply lines. Surely this is the information most relevant to Brexit.

[@artit91]

Dean Nilvalli They can get it for half from Turkey. They did get from the UK because of an economic cohesion plan. UK was like Washington to the EU, the wallet. The financial centre of the EU. This saved the UK from economical collapse all the time whatever it’s politicians did. UK have 2 terrible parties in government with no clear view how economy and society work. Without EU money, investment and trade, this country will collapse in 2 years.

[@VolkerHett]

In 2005 my Mini Convertible was made in the Netherlands, a friends Mini Countryman today was made in Austria. I'm living in a town where Airbus wings and the A400M cabin are made and so on. Supply chains will adapt pretty soon.

[@xuover]

Of the top ten sectors how many manufacturers are owned by a solely UK company?

[@MAREKROESEL]

What happens if you do not count government spending (job creating subsidies), such as production and repairs of military aircraft, vessels and vehicles?

[@richardscales9560]

Good vid. Misspelt diesel though at 3 mins in the tab

[@theshyguitarist4536]

How about exploring the services sector across all areas of the UK, using a similar analysis done in this video. Since the stereotype belief is that the UK is more or less just a service provider nowadays, I would be curious to see the stats

[@jameshumphreys9715]

There is a Ford and Sony Factory in Bridgend, S. Wales, and Nissan Factory in Sunderland.

[@AkumaNoKuma]

UK manufacturing is merely a self-sufficient economy, except for engineering sector ( especially military ).That too it's because expertise they have gained through several centuries of being an ex-industrial leader and ex-super power.

[@MichaelEdmond]

Should do a vid on what happens if Scotland and/or n.ireland choose to leave the union....

[@samuelshoesmith]

Nice and interesting video. x

[@Banzybanz]

What kind of sub 250 cc diesel vehicles are you making? Motorcycles?

[@parrkgaming]

Can you please do a video covering the effects of a no deal on the UK economy?

[@arseniyonline1234555]

So that people start saying this channel is liberal propaganda? No thanks.

[@billyshears5569]

The arguement that no deal could damage the UK economy is actually a very missleading one. Eu GDP is actually contracting as a percentage of global output. It's even more significant when you consider that the EU has 28 ( soon to be 27🤞) member states. What's the point of paying to trade with a block that's becoming less significant on the world stage?

[@Xenophlanes]

Can you do a video on how Foriegn Aid works? How it benefits the countries giving Foriegn Aid to countries that need it. Unless someone in the comment section can explain it.

[@Suscida]

Does this include the mining of materials? I feel this is an important fact to consider if we crash out without trade deals etc, can we even physically manufacture goods in our own right?

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Rubin Pelecanidae They will be cheaper, the EU puts massive tariffs on materials 70% on steel. All going into the EU’s coffers of course.

[@CzornyLisek]

@@lesserspottedmugwump.363 First UK need deals with coubtries and few international organisations Without deal UK cant buy anything in first place

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Czorńy Lisek No head for a complex deal, just buy it at market price. Which is cheaper.

[@jakob6271]

@@lesserspottedmugwump.363 Rubin Pelecanidae is talking about mined materials, ores. You are talking about steel. EU tariffs on iron ore (which is needed for steel production) seem to be 0%.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

Jakob M Yes because we buy the ore from the EU, they won’t tariff themselves. Unless you are suggesting once we leave the EU they will raise their prices to be even less competitive?

[@Wichnam]

Can we have a video that show how these production lines are influenced by Brexit?... As most of these are third line products. Requiring goods and resources from other locations... None of the Top 10 mentioned can sustain on their own, so it is interesting to see how the largest of these will be affected when Brexit hits and how the flow of products will then be.

[@arseniyonline1234555]

No because at the moment this is a nice an objective video. Once Brexit is mentioned (even if completely impartial) people will start moaning how it's bias, liberal propaganda etc.

[@hushamzein6760]

Is the UK a net importer or a net exporter of manufactured products? And how does that compare to other (manufacturing) countries?

[@georgec7872]

I think it's a really good vid

[@markshirley01]

Can you do a video on what we export and to where.

[@lmallow]

Surely a zero missing off some engine sizes in one slide.Over 1500 and 1500 to 1500?

[@NeuroticKnight9]

EU recognized India as a data secure nation few months ago, so even if UK was in EU, it would have been unable to compete due to regulations. But now because of Brexit, UK can set the minimum wage and benefits lower than India's so that they can finally compete again.

[@shadowpat810]

EU hasn't still recognised India as Data secure regions but is in talks with the government. Also you really think that a developed country like UK can compete with developing country like India in terms of having low wages employees? UK's minimum wage for U18 is still considered decent wage in India..

[@uanime1]

@Neurotic Knight "But now because of Brexit, UK can set the minimum wage and benefits lower than India's so that they can finally compete again." That sounds pretty terrible for everyone living in the UK.

[@NeuroticKnight9]

@@uanime1 I was joking.

[@chrisc4527]

My company's policy is to outsource manufacturing to India. In most cases, for high precision, high value parts and assemblies, UK companies are able to under-bid the Indians and to produce higher quality with fewer problems and less oversight. This is what is found when items are dual sourced.

[@Kontrolleuchte]

Thanks, very interesting.

[@kiereann]

1: manufacturing - where do the raw materials come from? 2: food - how about comparing the top 5 exports of foods? 3: it's diesel, not deisel

[@arseniyonline1234555]

it doesn't matter where materials/parts come from. Many car manufacturers across the world have suppliers from all over the world. It's the nature of manufacturing. You can't also expect all countries to have all raw materials.

[@kiereann]

The impending 'World Trade' rules situation really hasn't sunk in with you yet, has it? No, you are correct; it really doesn't matter where the raw materials come from - because we don't have any and we will not be able to get any; neither will we be able to get any finished products ... unless we pay the extra to 'lubricate' transit. Ergo - EVERYTHING becomes more expensive, AND for reduced quality; and that is only IF it can be got at all. Why do you think we joined the EU in the first place? The rest of the World is laughing, and quite rightly too - because only the UK will be adversely affected by this.

[@50secs]

Brilliant video.

[@matthews4159]

was that a l o n g advert for your Instagram account?

[@jamesdiffey6380]

Hey thanks for the video! Although I did enjoy it I have to say this video appears at least to me to be a lot more simplistic than the other ones - I’m guessing you have more of a political than economic background. Perhaps that’s just my view though. I think it’s odd to look for instance at how the sectors grew just from one year to the next that doesn’t really say much about longer term trends. It might have been interesting to look at how today’s manufacturing compares to Pre Brexit vote levels. In any case this comment is not meant to offend but be constructive and I still love your videos 😊

[@florianvancitters3674]

I strongly agree with you, and while I'm sure there was no malicious intend this is a way the data can be manipulated and be displayed in a misleading way. This video was at best severely lacking, and at worst misleading.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

In other words all you want to hear is “Brexit, we’re all doomed we’re all going to die”.

[@jamesdiffey6380]

@@lesserspottedmugwump.363 I haven't said anything about my views on Brexit... Analysis in relation to Brexit was just a suggestion for how he could have avoided this video being rather 'surface-level'.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

James Diffey It was aimed broadly, it’s what remainers want to hear. If everything agrees with them it’s “well researched and non bias”. If not there’s nitpicking and it’s “vague” thrown around. At least TL;DR have a niche, I would just run with it. “Because of Brexit children are going to catch AIDS and spontaneously combust”. It’s extremely amusing, the comments are better than the content.

[@Jcshh]

@@lesserspottedmugwump.363 Hahaha you nailed it! All these people want to hear is bad news!

[@POCLEE]

>UK produces more soft drink than beer Something is wrong......

[@suzesiviter6083]

Naa that's exports, we just drink more than we can export).

[@CoolioXXX52]

What soft drinks does United Kingdom make?

[@POCLEE]

@@CoolioXXX52 ......Irn-Bru?

[@MrVidification]

Lilt, Kia-Ora, Lucozade, Tango, Dandelion and Burdock, J2O, Vimto, Tizer, Robinsons range eg Fruit Shoot, Rubicon, R. White's, Innocent, Irn Bru and all related AG Barr drinks eg Barr's American Cream Soda, Ginger Beer, Red Kola, etc. A few of them barr the latter are likely now owned by the drunken giants such as Coca Cola and Japanese brewer Suntory, so might be available outside of the UK. The list likely extends to a ridiculous number of 'energy drinks' over the last decade too @@CoolioXXX52

[@NickGodwin]

Need a diagram of what products include imported parts/components. Which components come through EU.

[@hyperboleme]

Is that a typo in engine displacements?" Diesel Vehicles (Between 150cc and 220cc)" Is it meant to be 1500cc and 2500cc?

[@DanielMasmanian]

And... diesel. But at least it's for those famous British car marques: Honda, Nissan, BMW and not merely pies, pastries and other food manufacturing for a nation that's often so busy chasing its tail it no longer has the time to cook at home. But if we don't make, don't employ and still can't cook, at least Brexit means Brexit.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

It could be generators. They usually have a smaller displacement for sub 2800w usage.

[@Srindal4657]

I think I speak for everyone when I say we need to produce more lagers, ales and ciders by a large group of multiple suppliers. People deserve a cheap pint in this economy.

[@Jodonho]

3:00 Diesel!

[@Pete_YT]

I'm surprised that 6 of the top 10 are related to cars/aircraft

[@donaldboughton8686]

The UK has got rid of the high volume low margin metal bashing industries. However there is a lot of low volume high margin manufacturing going on. For example there are electronic design companies that do not have manufacturing facilities. All the PCB layout and manufacturing is subcontracted to assembly houses, that can procure the components , have the pick and place machines to place the components and the vapor phase soldering machines to solder the components to the boards. These assembly houses can also provide in house testing facilities or can further subcontract to a test house. Typically a product is produced in volumes of hundreds or low thousands of boards per year, each board has approximately a few hundred pounds worth of components on it and is sold for several thousands of pounds into the professional market. Thus allowing the design company to recoup its NRE costs. The volumes are far too low to subcontract to a far eastern manufacturing company. The people working for the design companies are qualified to degree level or higher.

[@stephenconway2468]

These also have a lot of services attached to the design/production of the physical product. But that revenue is marked under services. It would not exist without the item.

[@danboruman5039]

This is a bit misleading. Probably, needs to look at net value added. For example, china may manufacturer iphones but tbey may just be assembler. Uk may manufacture engines but they may just be an assembler for a german multinational.

[@tuxenia]

This is not an easy topic to cover, especially in the case of a No Deal. Even the MPs themselves have no clarity. Well done being able to give a fairly good overview in 6 mins.

[@ianbuchan1793]

Wings for Air bus in north Wales , Steel , Tin plate , cars , Railway stock

[@RusstafaB]

You should also do an analysis of UK Academia. I have worked extensively with them via InnovateUK and if we are going to rely on UK Innovation to get us out of an economic hole forget it. We have some very clever Academics with most of them in a different timezone and reality. Academics should have to do 3 years in their respective Industry to learn the facts of life. If you are worried about UK manufacturing then the nightmare is UK Academia.

[@folksinger2100]

The examples of Motor vehicles is a little misleading I think, rather than Manufacture the majority activity is Assembly, rather like Australia was in the sixties. The parts are imported via the single market or EU trade deals then put together for export back into the Single Market both activities that do not require Tariff nor Customs. Now what could mess this cosy arrangement up.

[@Vapefly0815]

How much did the individual sectors actually "grow" if you factor in inflation and the depreciation of the pound? My guess it not much, maybe even decreased in overall value.

[@TimwiTerby]

Oh the idealism that existed before Covid

[@georgeorwell3532]

How about a video on what happened to Britain's industries?

[@1606michael]

Well known now that the UK is the world's EIGHTH largest manufacturer (2024). Not bad with 2% of the world population

[@christianjames9698]

This came from a private equity company investing in the marijuana industry in the uk

[@ElectricInevitability]

I like this channel, it's tries to be fair.

[@curtiscarpenter9881]

The UK on wikipedia is the 9th biggest manufactering nation and productivity has increased in 36 of the last 50 years.

[@dovlomir]

Your map at 0:23 is incorrect.

[@MGL83]

Diesel vehicles between 150 and 250cc? What would those be? It's not cars, motorcycles or scooters. So some construction stuff like diggers or forklifts or something?

[@stephenconway2468]

If you exclude Finance and Legal expertise, then the services sold are mostly on the back of actual products. Damaging industry also means damaging services. It is important to understand that. A simple example is in the area of heavy machinery. The consultancy, and servicing contracts only happen if the customer has bought your machine. If they buy from France, then typically the service contracts are sourced from France too.

[@badass6656]

So what is the ratio of manufactured exports to manufactured imports?

[@panterasux22]

what is northern irelands gdp like? how does it compare to their expenditure?

[@MrIvarlira]

Thank you

[@naomim564]

There is much more needed in a balanced economy than just bread and beer.

[@BlueSky-qs3wp]

I live in Wales and dont see many factories. Manufacturing made Britain great and its decline is making Britain decline. Manufacturing, not services, is a measure of nations advance. What does a certain country makes? = how advanced that country is

[@christodavison]

I'm interested in what manufactured good we export

[@Calleholio]

The most important supply chain: Games Workshop products - - - > my home Brits, you won't take my plastic crack! 11!

[@Calleholio]

@@JustInaccurate in which way?

[@Calleholio]

@@JustInaccurate that'd be pretty neat.

[@iapetusmccool]

"Police have seized GW products with a street value of over $1,000,000. The smuggler was found to have concealed several limited edition Primaris Lieutenants in his pockets".

[@viperzero8501]

I don't exactly know about nowadays, but until some time ago in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong, most of the heavy industry products such as train-related equipment, power stations, shipping equipment, traffic signals, street lights, payphones, and many other steel infrastructures were made in Great Britain.

[@canutelyking6038]

@@JustInaccurate- You left out South Korea, lots of heavy manufactured stuff from there, e.g. NSW Passenger Trains.

[@rodmarker2071]

So you were alive pre-WWII ?

[@davidgrantsinclair]

At #7 - Thunder Muscle Energy Drink!

[@Scoupe400]

I would've thought people think we don't own our manufacturing, rather than not having any. And the not-knowing if the likes of car manufacturers will continue to build in our country being the fear. But guess Britain just has to strike the right deals. And whilst people ask about export. How much of that money goes in UKs pocket?!

[@egonieser]

That moment when you realize that an average American corporation earns more on it's own than an entire country..