Ten economic strengths on which an independent Scotland can build:
Scotland’s Food and drink industry has a turnover of £13 billion a year
Our tourism industry generates more than £6 billion a year
We have more than 20% of Europe’s fisheries catch
Exports, from manufacturing alone, are worth around £15 billion a year
Life Sciences employ 16,000 people and turns over £1.9 billion
Our Creative Industries generate more than £5 billion a year
We have more universities, per head in the world’s top 200 than any other country
Scotland has a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind and tidal potential
Scotland’s ICT sector contributes around £3.6 billion annually to the economy
Inward investment from overseas is at a 16-year high
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