£10bn of locked liquidity ‘trapped’ in UK manufacturing

Posted on 28 Mar 2014 by The Manufacturer

Up to £10bn of locked liquidity will be trapped in UK manufacturing over the next four years due to the outright purchasing of equipment and machinery, according to a new report.

The study, carried out by Siemens Financial Services (SFS), shows the figure represented 0.12% of the UK’s GDP which is in stark contrast to other European and emerging economies. France  has £23bn of locked liquidity, which amounts to 0.30% of its GDP, while Germany has £48.4bn, standing at 0.44%. Considerable amounts of liquidity are also…

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