Exports provide a boost for UK manufacturers

Posted on 24 Aug 2016 by Jonny Williamson

Export order books have reached a two-year high over the past three months, according to the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey – however, total orders remained static.

The latest CBI monthly Industrial Trends Survey polled more than 500 firms and found that export order books reached a two-year high. Chemical manufacturers accounted for just over half the improvement in export orders. According to the organisation, such a finding suggests that the depreciation of sterling since the end of…

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