Over 5m manufacturing jobs have been lost in the UK since the 1970s

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Manufacturing jobs, millions

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Guardian graphic | Source: Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute, ONS. Note: 1971 data excludes Northern Ireland; all annual data relates to June of relevant year (1981 data refers to September)