Largest monthly rise of manufacturing output since April 2014

Posted on 10 Nov 2015 by Jonny Williamson

Manufacturing output for September 2015 increased by 0.8% compared with the previous month, according to the latest Index of Production figures from the Office for National Statistics.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that the UK’s total production output increased 0.2% between Q2 (April to June) and Q3 (July to September). Manufacturing, the largest component of production, is estimated to have fallen by 0.4% between the same periods, but increased when comparing September 2015 with the previous month. This follows a…

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