U.K. Manufacturing Growth Bounces Back in June, CBI Says

An employee works beneath the drivers cab of an Enviro 400 London bus at the Alexander Dennis Ltd. factory in Scarborough, U.K., on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. Manufacturing in the U.K. rose in July for the first time this year, boosted by a strong rebound in car production. Vehicle output, which had fallen sharply in recent months, surged almost 14 percent, the most since March 2009, helped by new models rolling off production lines.Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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By David Goodman

June 20, 2018 at 10:00 AM UTC

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U.K. manufacturing picked up in June as order books strengthened to their highest level in five months.

The volume of output in the sector jumped to the strongest this year in the three months through June, the Confederation of British Industry said in a report Wednesday. Expectations for output prices also edged closer to the long-run average after touching a 34-year high in January. Orders for exports continued to grow.