Export orders fuel output

Posted on 22 Jan 2010 by The Manufacturer

An increase in demand from abroad has inspired the UK’s first rise in production in over two years, according to the latest quarterly Industrial Trends Survey by the CBI.

The balance of output – the difference between the number of firms that said it rose and the number of firms that said it fell – was +11. This was the strongest recording since January 2007. The balance was garnered through 31 per cent reporting a rise and 20 per cent reporting a fall. The…

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