Manufacturing output falls in October

Posted on 7 Dec 2015 by Fred Tongue

The latest Index of Production data shows that manufacturing output during October fell slightly by 0.4%.

The figure from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) was worse than expected for October, after September saw a 0.9% increase. Manufacturing output was 0.1% lower compared to the same month a year ago. On Monday, EEF published a survey which noted that the UK economy was suffering from the “gathering gloom” of the global economy,…

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