UK manufacturing output increases in Q3 despite smaller workforce, new analysis reveals

A smaller workforce helped UK manufacturers produce goods and materials worth £150.9bn in the third quarter of 2024, according to an analysis of ONS data by FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics. This was £1.9bn more than in Q3 2023, an increase of 1.2%. FourJaw’s analysis, which informs its UK Manufacturing Productivity Index, reveals that the value of…