Factory production up 0.5% following drop the previous month, ONS figures show, but economists warn the sector is stagnating
Britain’s hard-pressed manufacturers recovered some of the ground lost during a difficult summer with a stronger-than-expected increase in output, the latest figures show.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said factory production rose by 0.5% in August following a 0.7% fall in July caused by an early holiday shutdown of car plants.