UK manufacturing recovery still uncertain despite recent growth

Posted on 5 Sep 2016 by Jonny Williamson

UK manufacturing is seeing a mixed picture which could delay the prospect of a return to stronger growth until the end of 2016, according to a survey published today by EEF and business advisers, BDO LLP.

The EEF/BDO UK Manufacturing Outlook survey for the third quarter reveals that, despite last week’s stronger PMI data for August, activity levels remain largely unchanged from the second quarter, while manufacturers’ confidence about future prospects for the overall UK economy have taken a knock. The positive export picture on the back of the fall in…

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