Analysis of NI trade by sector: A focus on the 10X priority clusters

Ann-Marie Ward; Esmond Birnie; Stuart Henderson; Frederick Booth; Thomas Bell

Analysis of NI trade by sector: A focus on the 10X priority clusters

Ann-Marie Ward
, Esmond Birnie
, Stuart Henderson
, Frederick Booth
, Thomas Bell

Research output: Other contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Patterns in the trading activity of ten sectors in Northern Ireland (including six non-10X and four 10X), in real terms, was analysed over the period 2014 to 2020 using tables and graphs. Northern Ireland trade data included sales, purchases and gross value added.

Our findings suggest that in real terms the Northern Ireland economy has seen contraction in the (non-10X) manufacturing sector. In this respect, Northern Ireland is probably not that dissimilar to other Western economies where such deindustrialisation was continuing. Growth by businesses within the 10X sectors, both in terms of scale (sales) and value added (GVA), helped to offset the negative impact of contraction in manufacturing, wholesale and retail over the period 2014-2019. Other non10X support sectors, such as construction and other services, have also experienced strong gains, perhaps to support the needs of the growing 10X sectors. Our findings suggest benefits of policies that adopt a targeted approach, especially in terms of promoting advanced technologies.

Original language	English
Type	Data Insight
Media of output	Online
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published online - 12 Apr 2024

Funding

Administrative Data Research Northern Ireland (ADR NI) takes privacy protection very seriously. All information that directly identifies individuals will be removed from the datasets by trusted third parties, before researchers get to see it. All researchers are trained and accredited to use sensitive data safely and ethically, they will only access the data via a secure environment, and all of their findings will be vetted to ensure they adhere to the strictest confidentiality standards. The help provided by the staff of Administrative Data Research Centre Northern Ireland (ADRC NI) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) Research Support Unit is acknowledged. ADR NI is funded by the Economic and Research Council (ESRC). The authors alone are responsible for the interpretation of the data and any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the ADR NI. NISRA’s data has been supplied for the sole purpose of this project. This work was funded through a grant from ESRC and NISRA and made possible thanks to data provided by ADR UK: Business Data for Research Northern Ireland. This work was produced using statistical data from Office for National Statistics (ONS). The use of the ONS statistical data in this work does not imply the endorsement of the ONS in relation to the interpretation or analysis of the statistical data. This work uses research datasets which may not exactly reproduce ONS aggregates.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Trade
Clusters
Exporting
Northern Ireland
Productivity
Business

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Analysis of NI trade by sector: A focus on the 10X priority clusters

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