The survey was conducted between July 23 and August 14 and involved 1,305 companies , representing 50 industries , accounting for around half of the UK 's manufactured exports and some two million employees .
<response> The survey was conducted between July 23 and August 14 and involved 1,305 companies , representing 50 industries , accounting for around half of the <location>UK</location> 's manufactured exports and some two million employees . </response>