Output improves to 20-month high and job losses slow but global problems continue to restrict foreign orders
A jump in domestic orders helped pull UK factories out of almost two years of contraction last month, according to a leading business survey.
Output from the manufacturing sector improved to a 20-month high in March, marking the end of a period of shrinking activity that started in July 2022.
Continue reading…Output improves to 20-month high and job losses slow but global problems continue to restrict foreign ordersA jump in domestic orders helped pull UK factories out of almost two years of contraction last month, according to a leading business survey.Output from the manufacturing sector improved to a 20-month high in March, marking the end of a period of shrinking activity that started in July 2022. Continue reading…