•Business investment estimates are a short term indicator of the spending on assets, such as buildings, vehicles and machinery, by manufacturing and non-manufacturing businesses throughout the United Kingdom •All business investment data referred to in this bulletin are seasonally adjusted chained volume measures •Business investment was estimated to have increased by £1.1 billion to £31.5 billion (3.8%) when compared with the previous quarter •Total manufacturing investment increased by £100 million to £3.3 billion (4.7%) when compared with the previous quarter •Total non-manufacturing investment increased by £1.0 ... (full story)