UK manufacturing growth at fastest pace since 2010

Posted on 2 Aug 2017 by Jonny Williamson

Output among the UK’s small and medium-sized manufacturers grew at the fastest pace in seven years, according to the latest CBI SME trends survey

When queried about what may constrain output over the next quarter, the proportion of firms citing orders or sales was the joint-lowest on record. The CBI survey of more than 360 UK manufacturing respondents also found that total new orders had continued to rise at a strong pace in the three…

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