‘Dismal’ December figures cap contaminated year for UK industry,which had shown signs of recovery in 2013 and 2014Britain’s industrial production slumped 1.1% in December after warm winter weather forced a sharp decline in energy output and the low oil price hit North Sea oil producers.
The manufacturing sector suffered a further fall from an already feeble November while mining and quarrying also dropped, fuelling concerns that the slowdown in the US and turmoil on global markets is undermining confidence across the UK’s major export industries.
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Source: theguardian.com