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06/09/2001
UK interest rate put on hold despite manufacturing recession
The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at five per cent despite new data revealing that the recession in the UK manufacturing sector has deepened.
The latest data shows that manufacturing output fell 0.9 per cent in July to stand 3.0 per cent lower than last year, the worst annual performance since January 1992.
Industrial production, which includes mining and energy production, also fell, chalking up its worst annual performance since September 1991.
There was also increasing evidence that this slowdown was now spreading to the service sector.
The decision to keep rates on hold was widely expected by analysts, with the FTSE index not showing any signs of a reaction by lunchtime
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) was quick to criticise the decision, commenting that the bank had missed an opportunity to stop the slowdown spreading. (MB)
The latest data shows that manufacturing output fell 0.9 per cent in July to stand 3.0 per cent lower than last year, the worst annual performance since January 1992.
Industrial production, which includes mining and energy production, also fell, chalking up its worst annual performance since September 1991.
There was also increasing evidence that this slowdown was now spreading to the service sector.
The decision to keep rates on hold was widely expected by analysts, with the FTSE index not showing any signs of a reaction by lunchtime
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) was quick to criticise the decision, commenting that the bank had missed an opportunity to stop the slowdown spreading. (MB)
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