Fall In Business Investment

Business investment fell by 5.6% or £1.7bn to £28.7bn in Q4 2011 compared with the previous quarter. It also fell in the annual comparison by £0.6bn or 2%. Investment in manufacturing fell by £0.1bn to £3.5bn in monthly terms but the annual comparison shows that investment in manufacturing increased by £0.4bn or 11.3% while total non-manufacturing investment fell by 3.5% or £0.9bn.