Production Figures For January

The latest Index of Production from the Office for National Statistics says that the index of production fell by 1.5% compared with last year and the index of manufacturing rose by 0.2% compared with January last year

In the manufacturing sector 4 of the 13 categories reported increases while 9 fell. The largest increases in transport, in particular the manufacture motor vehicles which increased by 38.9%, and the manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft which increased by 14.1%. Food, drink and tobacco also increased, in particular meat and meat products by 12.6%, and the processing of fish, fruit and vegetables by 11.6%.