Monthly production output fell by 0.6% between January 2022 and February 2022, reaching a level that was 1.9% below February 2020 (the last month of “normal” trading conditions prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic). The monthly fall in output resulted from weakness in all four production sectors, with manufacturing falling by 0.4%, mining and quarrying by 3.2%, electricity and gas by 0.6%, and water supply and sewerage by 0.4%. Manufacturing saw 7 of the 13 sub-sectors negatively contribute to growth during February; most notably, manufacturing of transport equipment fell by 5.4% and manufacturing of ... (full story)