UK manufacturing output surges by 4%

FACTORIES in the UK enjoyed further growth in November as the sector notched up its seventh month of expansion in a row for the first time in 20 years.

Official data showed man- ufacturing output surged by 3.9% year-on-year over the three months to November, the biggest rise since March 2011, and by 0.4% between October and November.

This helped overall industrial output lift 3.3% over the three months and by 0.4% between October and November alone as it was also boosted by energy demand in the autumn cold snap, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The manufacturing cheer comes with British goods in high demand overseas due to sterling’s falls since the Brexit vote.