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Image for UK factories face tough 2023 after December weakness
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UK factories face tough 2023 after December weakness

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British manufacturers are starting 2023 on the back foot, after...

3rd January, 2023

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UK manufacturers expect output to fall 3.2% in 2023

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturers expect output to fall by 3.2% next year a...

12th December, 2022

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UK manufacturing shrinks at fastest rate since mid-2020 – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturing last month suffered its biggest contraction since the depth...

1st November, 2022

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World factory activity weakens on global slowdown, cost pressures

By Jonathan Cable and Leika Kihara LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) -Global factory output mostly weakened in...

3rd October, 2022

Image for UK manufacturing PMI shows falling output, weak foreign demand
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UK manufacturing PMI shows falling output, weak foreign demand

LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturing output fell for a third month in a row in September and ord...

3rd October, 2022

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Italy manufacturing activity contracts for 3rd month running – PMI

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s manufacturing sector contracted for a third month running in September, a s...

3rd October, 2022

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UK manufacturers gloomy about near-term outlook – CBI

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British manufacturers expect the biggest drop in production sinc...

21st September, 2022

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How reshoring and agility are helping address today’s supply chain problems

By Raymond Greaves, Head of Research at finnCap Group plc Inflation and rising energy costs are on t...

7th September, 2022

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Boeing, Northrop to join White House-backed advanced manufacturing program

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co <BA.N> and Northrop Grumman are joining a White...

17th August, 2022

Image for Swiss PMI dips slightly but industry stays in growth mode
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Swiss PMI dips slightly but industry stays in growth mode

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss purchasing managers’ (PMI) index fell by 1.1 points in July, according...

2nd August, 2022

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Greek July factory activity slumps, new orders fall – PMI

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek manufacturing activity declined in July, hit by faster contractions in prod...

1st August, 2022

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Spanish July factory activity contracts most since 2020 lockdown-PMI

MADRID (Reuters) – Factory activity in Spain contracted in July for the first time in a year and a h...

1st August, 2022