Strong UK market lifts manufacturers amid lacklustre export sales June 1, 2015 The UK’S manufacturing sector grew at a slightly quicker rate in May, according to a survey, but its growth remains subdued due to weak demand from abroad and lower investment in the oil industry. Markit’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index, a survey of private sector firms, ticked up to a score of 52, from April’s [...]
FTSE and pound hit as manufacturing survey’s results weaker than expected June 1, 2015 Uk shares and the pound were down against the dollar after a survey revealed that the UK's manufacturing sector was not growing as quickly as hoped. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for manufacturing rose to 52 in May – 2 points into expansion. This was up on April's 51.8 figure, but was lower than expectations. [...]
Stronger UK sales lifts car manufacturers as export markets wane May 27, 2015 A SURGE in demand from the domestic market has helped support British car manufacturers, despite a fall in orders from overseas. The number of cars manufactured in the UK in the first four months of this year was 530,505, according to figures released yesterday by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It is [...]
Commodity firms: The new manufacturers? – CNBC Comment May 11, 2015 Resources firms were matter of fact about cutting capital expenditure when conditions took a turn for the worse in emerging markets. For too long, energy and base metals giants used their big diversified structures to bamboozle investors about returns stretching across vast geographies, while shoveling cash into more projects to achieve scale. That’s all changing. [...]
Inflation is zero, but retailers and manufacturers are charging you more for less April 14, 2015 Consumer price inflation may be at zero for the second month in a row, but new research suggests the goods we buy are getting smaller while prices are edging up. Take your Tetley's Blend of Both tea, for example. If you bought that in Sainsbury's a few months back it would have been £2.55 for [...]
Manufacturing data help FTSE to bounce back after big falls – London Report April 1, 2015 DATA RELEASED yesterday showing that Britain’s manufacturing sector grew at the fastest pace in eight months prompted investors to buy equities on the first trading day of the quarter. The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed 0.5 per cent higher at 6,809.50 points after a 1.7 per cent slide on Tuesday that trimmed its first quarter gains [...]
UK manufacturing PMI hits eight-month high in April’s Markit survey April 1, 2015 The UK's manufacturing sector grew at its fastest rate in eight months in March, in what could prove another boost to the Conservatives' economic record heading into May's General Election. Markit's Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) came in at 54.4 in March, up on February's 54.1 and its highest since July last year. The boost came [...]
Strong pound subdues manufacturing exports, the CBI says March 23, 2015 The strong sterling and continued uncertainty for the Eurozone are subduing Britain's manufacturing sector. The CBI said that export orders had fallen to their lowest in more than two years. Just 10 per cent of businesses reported total order books that were above normal for this time of the year. while 35 per cent said [...]
Gatwick Airport slams new findings on Heathrow as “manufacturing an outcome to support third runway ambitions” March 16, 2015 Gatwick Airport has hit out at the findings of the National Connectivity Taskforce (NCT), which singled out Heathrow as being in need of government attention. The two London airports have been at loggerheads for months as they both attempt to gain approval to construct a new runway. A decision on which one of the capital’s [...]
Manufacturers ask Osborne for bigger cuts to the cost of energy March 9, 2015 MANUFACTURERS today called on the chancellor to help out with their energy bills and with more advice and support on exporting. Rapid drops in global oil prices have driven down UK energy bills, dragging inflation into negative territory and so putting giving a break to hard-pressed firms and consumers. But in its budget submission, manufacturers’ [...]