Will the Cabinet Secretary confirm the number of new jobs created in the food and drink sector in Wales, for each year in the past five years?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs | Answered on 28/02/2017
The annual net change in employment within the Food and Farming Priority Sector in Wales between 2012 and 2014 shows an overall 20. 2% increase and is broken down as follows:
Table 1: Employee Jobs Wales – Food & Farming Priority Sub-Sector
| Year | Employee Jobs | Change | Annual Percentage Change |
| 2011 | 33,600 | ||
| 2012 | 34,600 | + 1,000 | +3% |
| 2013 | 35,800 | + 1,200 | +3. 5% |
| 2014 | 40,400 | + 4,600 | +12. 8% |
Source: Welsh Government analysis of Annual Business Inquiry/Business Register and Employment Survey, Office for National Statistics
http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/priority-sector-statistics/?lang=en
The data for 2015 and 2016 is expected to be published in May 2017, and 2018 respectively.