Index of production figures, released today, show a 1% rise in manufacturing output in December 2011 and a 0.5% rise in overall industrial output. The Office for National Statistics said that this increase was unexpectedly high having forecast just 0.2% growth. Industrial output accounts for around 15% of the UK economy. The positive news on…
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