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revenue - part 2

figure 4 UK, EU and USA aerospace industries sales to their own governments 1980 ? 2005

- Sales to the government increased by 21 per cent to £4.1bn.

- However, the aerospace industry (UKAI) remains less dependent on sales to their national government at 17.8 per cent compared to at 54.3 per cent and the EU average of 27.2 per cent.

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figure 5 UK aerospace industry growth from 2004 to 2005

- Sales increased by 25 per cent real terms in 2005 to £22.67bn, however different areas had different patterns;

- Civil domestic market remained relatively static with only 2.3 per cent growth. Exports fared better by increasing 26.9 per cent.

- Defence domestic sales increased by 30.3 per cent from last year driven by growth in demand from both the government and other aerospace companies.

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figure 6 UK aerospace industry sales by type and region

- The figure below shows he relative contribution of the civil and military markets to the UKAI. 67 per cent of sales were exported, continuing the long term trend of dependence on exports.

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