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UK manufacturing ''affected by Japan earthquake''

10 June 2011
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UK manufacturing ''affected by Japan earthquake''Output from factories across the UK has been hit by the earthquake that shook Japan on March 11th.

The disaster, which caused a devastating tsunami in the north of the country, has been cited as one of the factors that reduced levels of industrial production in Britain during April, operations management professionals may be interested to learn.

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), there was a fall in manufacturing output of 1.5 per cent from March, with the royal wedding and the bank holiday provided because of it also named as issues likely to have affected data.

"It should be noted that April 2011 was an unusual month for a number of reasons," ONS said, adding that no adjustments have been made to the figures for the extra day off.

Feedback from car manufacturers in the UK indicated parts shortages caused by the crisis in Japan had disrupted production, causing a sharp fall in output from the transport equipment sub-sector.

EEF, the manufacturers' organisation commented that despite the latest ONS figures showing a dip, "the manufacturing recovery remains on track".ADNFCR-3058-ID-800575085-ADNFCR
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