Manufacturing Contraction Shock
March 4, 2013The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index (PMI) shrank unexpectedly in February to 47.9 from a downwardly revised 50.5 in January.
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Construction Sluggish
February 5, 2013Construction output fell again last month at the fastest rate of contraction since last June, with the Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index for the sector holding at the 48.7 level recorded in December. House building and civil engineering activity also both … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing | Leave a commentManufacturing Output Unexpectedly High At Year End
January 3, 2013A survey published yesterday (January 2nd) has revealed that the Markit/CIPS Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose unexpectedly to a 15-month high of 51.4 in December from an upwardly revised 49.2 in November, leading to hopes of a more successful … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing | Leave a commentOptimist Manufacturing Data At Odds With Double-Dip Recession
April 26, 2012According to the most recent CBI survey, manufacturing output showed modest growth in the first three months of the year, amid a general feeling of optimism, which is somewhat at odds with data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Manufacturing | Leave a commentManufacturing Increase
November 10, 2011The Office for National Statistics this week claimed the UK manufacturing output increased more than expected in September, as this post explains. Continue reading
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