Stagnant eurozone gives UK manufacturing the wobbles

Posted on 21 Nov 2014 by The Manufacturer

Optimism in manufacturing growth is the lowest in over a year, as exports to the EU and emerging markets slow down, but there some positive signs elsewhere.

The manufacturing sector in the UK is still growing the report says, but it has lost momentum due to weak export orders from the eurozone and slowing growth in emerging markets, the CBI said today. Of the firms surveyed, 17% said their export order books were above normal levels, while 34% said they were below.…

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