Latest Scottish Government figures show that in the year ending September 2023 Scotland exported goods worth £35.1 billion around the world.
I was down by a small amount on the year before (0.3 per cent) but showed a modest increase of 2.1 per cent compared to the same period in 2019.
5. General industrial machinery
Factories around the world are powered by Scottish industrial machinery - it accounted for £1.7 billion of exports last year. | Canva/Getty Images
6. Other transport equipment
If you are travelling on a bus in another country there's every chance that it started life in Scotland - Alexander Dennis, in Larbert, is the largest bus manufacturer in the UK. They help Scotland export £1.2 billion of transport equipment last year. | Canva/Getty Images
7. Chemical materials & products
Scotland's chemicals industry accounted for £1.1 billion in exports last year. | Canva/Getty Images
8. Fish and shellfish
Led by famous Scottish salmon, Scotland exported £1 billion of seafood last year. | Canva/Getty Images