Purchasing activity within UK manufacturing rose to a three-year high in April, with production expanding at the fastest pace in three months, according to the latest Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).
The threat posed by out-of-date working time practices looms large. A strong start to 2017 was sustained in April, with the a PMI score of 57.3, up significantly on March’s four-month low of 54.2. Rates of expansion in output, total new orders and new export work all rose, reportedly underpinned by…
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