According to a report released by the
UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS), in June this year the
UK's seasonally adjusted
production index of manufacturing fell by 4.3 percent compared with June 2011 and was down 2.9 percent compared to the previous month. Manufacturing output fell by 0.9 percent between the first quarter of 2012 and the second quarter of 2012, recording the fourth consecutive quarter-on-quarter decrease.
Meanwhile, in the
UK the seasonally adjusted
production index of basic metal and metal products fell by 6.7 percent in June this year compared with June 2011 and was down 5.6 percent compared to the previous month. In the second quarter of this year, the seasonally adjusted
production index of basic metal and metal products fell by 1.7 percent compared to the second quarter of 2011.