•	Leeds is the UK's second largest manufacturing centre outside London, with 1,919 manufacturing companies, employing over 38,900 people.
•	Leeds has been the birthplace of more than 200 new manufacturing firms in the last five years – with some companies reporting annual growth of up to 30%.
•	The real value of manufacturing output in Leeds has grown by 6% in the last ten years and is expected to grow by a further 13% in the next decade.
•	The largest manufacturing companies in Leeds include Moores Furniture Group, Yorkshire Post Newspapers, Carlsberg, AETC, Cameron, Lever Faberge, Schneider Electric, Sulzer (UK) Pumps Ltd, DePuy International, Arla Foods, Wabco Automotive and Communisis.
•	Leeds is the largest centre outside London for print and publishing, with 425 companies employing a workforce of 8,550.
•	Key manufacturing sub-sectors include:

specialised engineering	over 13,600 employees
print and publishing	8,550
food	4,700
furniture manufacture	4,150
chemicals	3,100
textiles and clothing	2,050

•	Around 32,000 work in healthcare and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is Europe’s largest healthcare provider.
•	The University of Leeds is a significant investor in healthcare research and “spin out” companies are at the forefront of advances in medical technology.
•	Over 50% of the university’s total research income is generated by medical and healthcare related research.