UK factory downturn deepens in June despite lower costs: PMI
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - The pace of decline in Britain's manufacturing sector steepened in June and optimism faded despite weakening price pr...
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By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - The pace of decline in Britain's manufacturing sector steepened in June and optimism faded despite weakening price pr...
UK PMI Manufacturing was finalized at 46.5 in June, down from May's 47.1, a six-month low. S&P Global noted that output fell in intermediate and investment goods sectors. Input prices and output charges both fell.
Oil prices have pushed higher as Saudi Arabia and Russia announced twin moves to cut supplies.
London's leading stock indices painted a mixed picture at the close of trading on Monday, with the FTSE 100 index slipping slightly amid a lacklustre start to the week across the pond on Wall Street.
Amid economic uncertainty and reduced spending both domestically and abroad, the UK's manufacturing sector has further slipped into recession for the 11th consecutive month