Economic report reveals £1.9 billion in Greater Manchester by Amazon

Amazon has launched its latest analysis of the company’s regional investment across the UK. The 2022 Amazon UK Economic Impact Hub shows that the company has invested around £1.9 billion in Greater Manchester since 2010.

The Amazon UK Economic Impact Hub provides regional data on jobs created by Amazon locally, the number of regional independent small businesses supported by the company, the level of economic activity driven by Amazon’s investments and the export sales recorded last year by small businesses in Greater Manchester selling on Amazon.

If you click on the North West section of this interactive map, you will see a breakdown of Amazon’s investments and export sales figures for SMEs in Greater Manchester.

Below are the key stats covering your region and a quote from the general manager of the Amazon fulfilment centre in Manchester.

Since 2010, Amazon has invested around £1.9 billion in Greater Manchester.
This investment led to the production of goods and services that contributed an estimated £2.2 billion to the region’s GDP since 2010.
To date, Amazon has created around 6,000 full and part-time jobs in the North West.
More than 1,200 people in the North West have completed Amazon’s employability skills training programme since 2010.
More than 100 apprentices in the North West have qualified from the Amazon Apprenticeship programme since 2010.
In Greater Manchester, there are more than 6,000 small and medium-sized businesses selling on Amazon as independent selling partners.
Small businesses from the region selling on Amazon recorded over £190 million of export sales in 2021.
In partnership with the charity Magic Breakfast, Amazon delivered more than 870,000 healthy breakfasts to vulnerable children and schools across the North West in 2021.

“Amazon is a proud member of the community in Greater Manchester, investing over £1.9 billion in the region since 2010 to support local businesses, create jobs and make a positive contribution to the regional economy,” said Ian Jackson, General Manager at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Manchester. “We help more than 6,000 small businesses across Greater Manchester sell on Amazon and reach customers around the world, and we also continue to support community organisations across the region through donations and volunteering. Recently, we have donated to a range of good causes including The Pankhurst Trust and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, while working with Magic Breakfast to deliver healthy breakfasts to vulnerable children and schools.”