The independent
Fears that the recovery in the manufacturing sector is starting to lose steam were fuelled today by lacklustre industrial growth figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said manufacturing output rose by 0.1% between December and January, a...
Guardian Unlimited
Manufacturing is 'at the heart of Britain's recovery', George Osborne claimed this week. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters A surprise drop in industrial output has dampened hopes the UK will avoid recession , defying the message from recent surveys...
International Business Times
Articles Friday's data from the Office for National Statistics will put extra pressure on finance minister George Osborne to find measures to boost the economy as he prepares to unveil his 2012 budget on March 21, and may boost the chances that the...
International Business Times
Text Size British industrial output posted an unexpected fall in January after a sharp decline in oil and gas production and weaker-than-expected factory output, indicating that Britain's economic recovery could be in peril. Like us on Facebook...
International Business Times
Text Size UK producer price index (PPI) input rose to 7.3% in the year ended February compared with the revised 6.6% from the initial 7.0%, yet below forecasts of 7.0%. On the monthly basis, the reading surged to 2.1% from the prior 0.5%, which was...
International Business Times
Articles The figures contrast with a recent strengthening in business surveys and may revive fears that Britain is heading for a double-dip recession, placing extra pressure on the Bank of England and the government to provide stimulus to boost...