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Our analysis helps to ensure the economic importance of our industry and its potential to deliver future growth and productivity improvements is widely understood.

Food and drink is the UK’s largest manufacturing sector, contributing £38 billion to the economy annually and employing over 475,000 people. We are a key part of the nation’s £162 billion ‘farm to fork’ food chain.

We produce regular reports on business confidence, export performance and monthly analysis of ONS statistical releases.

economics

Key facts and stats

An overview of latest available information and data that highlights our industry's performance and successes.

Economic insights

Economic insights

We publish timely analysis of developments within the wider economy and the food and drink industry, providing context about the economic events that shape our industry and views on potential future implications.

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FDF State of Industry reports

Our quarterly reports highlight the latest trends in business confidence and key policy priorities.

Exports

FDF Trade Snapshots

Our quarterly Trade Snapshots provide analysis of the latest trends in UK food and drink exports and imports.

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National and regional analysis

National and regional analysis highlighting the importance and economic contribution of our industry.

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Other economic reports

A collection of some of the other economic research and annual data reports that we have published.

Report: Eating into household budgets: the Government’s recipe for food price inflation

20 July 2021

The report looks at the impact on industry and consumer food prices of seven different policies coming from either the sustainability or public health policy arenas.

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