February saw strong overseas sales & further job creation

Posted on 1 Mar 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Almost 56% of companies forecast that output would be higher in one year’s time - image courtesy of Depsitphotos.

The upturn in the UK manufacturing sector dipped during February, but more encouragingly the latest Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has also shown increased overseas sales and further job creation.

Follow @TheManufacturer Almost 56% of companies forecast that output would be higher in one year’s time – image courtesy of Depsitphotos. Manufacturing production increased at the slowest pace for 11 months in February; with decelerations seen across the consumer, intermediate and investment goods sectors, the new PMI has shown. On…

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