UK manufacturing demand at level last seen in ’80s

Posted on 23 Jun 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Spring Statement 2018 allocates the first wave of funding, providing over £95m for 13 areas across the UK.

The order books of UK manufacturers are at a multi—decade high, according to the CBI’s latest Industrial Trends Survey.

Export orders also improved to a 22-year high, hitting similar peaks to those seen in 2011 and 2013. The survey of almost 500 UK manufacturing companies found that total order books climbed to the highest level since August 1988. This was reportedly underpinned by a broad-based improvement in 13 of the…

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