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THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRYWM13: The British pharmaceutical industrySearch the Internet and look at the data provided (which come from TheAssociation of the British Pharmaceutical Industry).Here are some of the questions you may wish to address in your research andpresentation.●●●●How important is the pharmaceutical industry in national terms to theeconomy?How has the industry grown over the years?Into which categories can the products of the industry be usefully divided?How important is the British pharmaceutical industry internationally?Trade surplus /106£Petroleum, Power machinery etcgeneratingMedicines and pharmaceuticalsSpecialised machineryChemical materials and productsTelecommunicationsScientific equipmentEssential oils and perfumesTobaccoIndustrialDyeing, tanningmachineryand colouringGas, natural and manufacturedOrganic chemicalsBeverages40003000200010000Figure 1 UK visible trade surpluses in 1998Output / 106£12 00010 0008000KeyOver-the-counter (OTC) medicinesExportsNHS sales6000400020001960 1970 1980 1985 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998Source: Pharma, Facts and Figures, Association of the British PharmaceuticalIndustry, 2000Figure 2 British pharmaceutical industry outputby market sectorsAS LEVEL„ Salters Advanced Chemistry 2000 – see Copyright restrictions137