Another survey from the ONS reports that manufacturing output has fallen in the three months to October by 0.5%. Between September and October manufacturing output did not significantly change.
There were falls in 12 of the 13 manufacturing sub-sectors including food, drink and tobacco, fuels, chemicals and metals, wood and wood products, pulp, paper, printing and publishing. There were significant rises in textiles, leather and clothing, transport equipment, electrical and optical and 'other' manufacturing. Manufacturing output is now 9.9% lower than the same quarter last year.
The index of production fell by 8.4% in October compared with October 2008. The index of manufacturing fell by 7.8% over the same period. The largest falls in manufacturing were in machinery and equipment at 17.8% and the base metals and metal products sector at 15.7%.
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