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Index of Production, UK: July 2025
Production output was estimated to have decreased 1.3% during the three months to July 2025, compared with the three months to April 2025; this is the weakest three-monthly growth since December 2023 (down 1.3%). The largest negative contributor to the three-monthly fall in July 2025 came from "manufacturing" (down 1.1%), supported by "electricity and gas" (down 5.1%) and "mining and quarrying" (down 1.8%); this was partially offset by an increase in "water supply and sewerage" (up 1.6%). The large three-monthly decline in "manufacturing" during the three months to July 2025 was because of widespread decline, with ... (full story)