Global economy impacting UK manufacturing

Posted on 13 Oct 2014 by Callum Bentley

A sharp decline in confidence in the UK manufacturing sector could result in business growth plateauing throughout the remainder of the year , a new report has found.

The latest BDO business trends report found that September growth expectations among manufacturers saw their steepest fall since May 2013. While still above the average score of 100, the index fell to 105 last month from 105.1 in July. Manufacturers’ confidence also fell to 118.8 from 119.9. A large part of this was seen by…

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