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Index of Production, UK: July 2024
Monthly production output was estimated to have decreased by 0.8% in July 2024; this follows a 0.8% increase in June 2024. The monthly output decrease in July 2024 resulted primarily from a decrease of 1.0% in “manufacturing”, supported by smaller contributing decreases in “electricity and gas” (down 1.7%) and “water supply and sewerage” (down 0.7%); these rises were partially offset by a rise in “mining and quarrying” (3.9%). The monthly reduction in manufacturing output in July 2024 saw decreases in 7 of its 13 subsectors and only one subsector increasing by more than 1%. The largest negative ... (full story)