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The UK's manufacturing sector lost momentum in January, as activity slowed to a three-month low.

UK manufacturing activity dropped to a three-month low in October signalling a challenging start to the fourth quarter of this year as new COVID-19 restrictions come into force. 

UK manufacturing activity reached a 30-month high in August as firms across the UK restarted operations after the coronavirus lockdown. 

UK businesses outperformed their international counterparts on a series of metrics tracking recovery from COVID-19 during July, according to Lloyds Bank.

UK manufacturing activity reached a 16-month high last month, marking the fastest expansion since November 2017, according to the latest IHS Markit/Cips UK manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI).

Widespread business shutdowns at home and abroad in response to the coronavirus pandemic has unsurprisingly resulted in a rapid reduction in UK private sector output during April, according to latest IHS Markit/ CIPS Flash UK Composite PMI.

Stock markets have suffered their worst quarter in over thirty years after the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted economies across the globe.

IHS Markit/CIPS Flash UK PMI has signalled a record slump in business activity amid emergency public health measures to halt spread of coronavirus.

Growth of manufacturing output accelerated to a ten-month high in February, according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI.

The start of 2020 saw the performance of the UK manufacturing sector steady following the downturn experienced through much of last year, according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI.

The most recent IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers Index has revealed that the British manufacturing industry's job losses have hit the worst level in seven years.

The number of Scottish workers earning less than the real Living Wage in Scotland has dropped by 13% in the last year, exceeding the decline seen across the UK as a whole (10%), according to analysis from KPMG. An estimated 380,000 people north of the border currently earn below the threshold of &po

Public financial confidence has fallen to reach its lowest level in three months, according to the household finance index by IHS Markit.