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figure 10 UK aerospace order intake by type and sector 1997 - 2005

- Total orders increased by 33.5 per cent to a new record of £30.79bn. All three sectors saw significant increases in their orders.

- Orders were split evenly between civil and defence sectors with 49.7 per cent civil and 50.3 per cent defence.

- New orders represented 135.8 per cent of sales in 2005.

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figure 11 UK aerospace order intake by destination

- UK orders saw a 61 per cent increase, driven by significant new orders for BAE Systems, Selex Communications, Rolls-Royce, Serco, Thales Aerospace, Lockheed Martin and Agusta Westland.

- European orders saw a -10 per cent fall to £6.61bn, but this was from a high in 2004 and represents a 50 per cent growth from 2003.

- This year it has been possible for SBAC to split orders by and rest of the world (previously the category was outside European Union), this saw a 49.6 per cent increase. Orders from the are worth £8.1bn and orders from rest of the world £6.2bn

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