UK manufacturing ‘suffocating’ as downturn continues – PMI
Sustained revival seen as ‘highly unlikely’ in coming months
UK factories build up stockpiles before Brexit, boosting PMI
But positive impact on manufacturing survey is ‘likely to be short-lived’
UK companies report strongest intake of new orders since May
PMI shows factory output rose to 56.9 from a revised 55.3 in July
Euro area manufacturing has grown at fastest pace since 2014
Output, new orders and new export business all rose at fastest rates in three years
Euro zone factory growth sluggish as prices fall
The latest PMI survey suggested this month will probably not be much better as orders fell
French business activity shrinks underlining risk to euro zone
Both services and manufacturing sectors in economy contract for the first time in three months
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