The fall in output is a result of a decline in three of the four production sectors, with manufacturing being the main contributor, with a decrease of 0.8 per cent. Nine of the 13 sub-sectors of manufacturing saw a decline during August.
Production output for the three months to August rose by 1.2 per cent compared with the three months to May. This was because of a large monthly growth in June (2.5 per cent), following a fall in May (0.5 per cent), the Office of National Statistics (ONS) said in a release.
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