UK factory orders slide on Brexit uncertainty
Confederation of British Industry says manufacturing output is on track for its weakest performance in three years
19 June 2019 - 17:00
London — British factory orders slid in June against a backdrop of Brexit uncertainty, and manufacturing output in the second quarter looks on course for its weakest performance in three years, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said on Wednesday.
The CBI’s monthly industrial orders index sank to -15 this month from -10 in May, its weakest since October 2016 and a steeper fall than a forecast of -12 in a Reuters poll...
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