The quarterly gross home product determine printed by the Workplace for Nationwide Statistics as we speak (15 November) in contrast with an growth of 0.5% within the second quarter and got here in beneath economist consensus for 0.2% development.
Manufacturing fell by 0.5% in September, largely on account of a decline in manufacturing output. This marked a big departure from August, when that determine stood at 0.5%. General, the sector recorded a 0.2% decline over the three months to September.
Equally, companies output notched up simply 0.1% within the third quarter, however month-to-month figures for September confirmed …