UK manufacturing still growing as it exits 2013

Posted on 3 Jan 2014 by The Manufacturer

The Markit/CIPs Purchasing Managers Index showed that the manufacturing sector grew again in December.

The result of 57.3 for the final month of 2013 was lower than many analysts had been expecting and constitutes a growth slow down compared to November when UK manufacturing recorded its strongest month of growth in three years according to the index. However, the December result is still strong and Markit/CIPS economists said it…

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