What proportion of trade is with European Union candidate countries, broken down by country.

Scottish export statistics for 2002 will be made available by the Scottish Executive early in 2004. Where possible, these will detail the value of exports across all sectors of the Scottish economy to principal markets located in the European Union and the rest of the world. Where they are identified as principal export markets, European Union candidate countries will be shown.The latest available figures which provide this breakdown relate to the manufacturing sector only and are for 2002. These were published by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) in December 2003 and show the top 40 markets for Scottish manufactured exports. European Union candidate countries are shown where they are a top export market. A copy of SCDI’s report was made available to the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 30521) and can be accessed on the internet at http://www.scdi.org.uk/file.php?id=1684.The latest available export statistics for all sectors of the Scottish economy are for 2001. These were published as part of the Global Connections Survey commissioned by Scottish Development International in February 2003 and, where available, show the value of exports to principal markets located in the European Union and the rest of the world. European Union candidate countries are shown where they are a top export market. A copy of the survey was made available to the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 30520) and can be accessed on the internet at http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/publicationsglobalconnectionssurvey20012002revised10march2003se.pdf.