According to a report released by the
UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS), in December 2011 the
UK's seasonally adjusted index of
manufacturing rose by 0.8 percent compared with December 2010 and was up one percent compared to November. The seasonally adjusted
manufacturing index in 2011 as a whole rose by 2.1 percent compared with 2010.
Meanwhile, in the
UK the seasonally adjusted
production index of basic metal and metal products fell by 3.4 percent in December this year compared with December 2010 and was up 1.4 percent compared to November. In the whole of 2011, the seasonally adjusted
production index of basic metal and metal products rose by 2.5 percent compared to 2010.