UK manufacturing continued to expand during September with production and new orders both rising at above long-run average rates, the latest Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index has revealed.
Growth of new export business remained among the best registered over the past six and a half years, with increased sales to Europe, the US, China and Brazil. UK manufacturing registered 55.9 in September, down slightly on August’s four-month high of 56.7, but well above its long-run average of 51.7. The…
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