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Manufacturing output rises 0.4% in Q4

27 January 2010
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Manufacturing output rises 0.4% in Q4The manufacturing sector witnessed quarterly growth in output at the end of 2009 of 0.4 per cent.

Contributing the most significant amount to a 0.1 per cent rise in total production activity over the three months to December 2009, the industry helped to push the UK economy out of recession.

Total gross domestic product rose in the fourth quarter of 2009 by 0.1 per cent, marking the first expansion in the economy following six quarters in a row of contraction.

Manufacturing dipped in the quarter to September by 0.2 per cent, contributing to an overall drop in production of 0.9 per cent.

Services output was also up over the fourth quarter of the year by 0.1 per cent after a 0.2 per cent fall the previous period.

Those interested in inventory control techniques may also be interested in recent figures from the Confederation of British Industry revealing that the balance of production in the UK manufacturing sector was +11 per cent during the quarter to January 2010.ADNFCR-3058-ID-19581235-ADNFCR
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