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GLOOM INTENSIFIES FOR UK PRODUCERS
UK manufacturers are suffering falling
output, fuelling fears the sector is
heading back into recession.
Thj Purchasing Managers' Index, a kjy
barometer of the health of producers,
slipped to 49.5 in December from 50 the
previous month. A figuri below 50 shows
the sector contracting.
Thj Confederation of British Industry
recently said UK manufacturers face
tough times as export demand slows.
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