UK industrial output grows strongly

9th August 2016

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           UK industrial output grew at the fastest rate for 17 years in the April-to-June quarter, official figures show.
Industrial output grew 2.1% compared with the first quarter of the year, the Office for National Statistics said.

Despite the quarterly figures there were signs that growth on a monthly basis was slowing during the three-month period.

But the ONS said "very few" respondents had been affected by the uncertainty from the EU referendum vote on 23 June.

The production figures reflect the...