Monthly manufacturing output decreased by 0.3 per cent during the month and saw eight of its 13 sub-sectors negatively contributing to growth, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
Monthly production output in April was 0.1 per cent above February 2020, the last month of ‘normal’ trading conditions before the COVID-19 pandemic, ONS said in a release.
Production output for the three months to April rose by 0.2 per cent compared with the three months to January this year. Growth came primarily from manufacturing (0.7 per cent).
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