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British manufacturing output slumps to worst since 1980s

09.01.09
Trade: November was the worst month for British manufacturers since the mid 1980s as export markets dried up, firms went bust and domestic demand was reined in... more

Britain’s manufacturing industry faces worst decline for almost 30 years

09.01.09
Trade: November was the worst month for British manufacturers since the mid 1980s as export markets dried up, firms went bust and domestic demand was reined in... more

Worldwide economy reels under new blows

09.01.09
Economy: Britain’s manufacturing industry is in its worst decline for almost 30 years, US unemployment is at its highest level for more than 15 years and Europe’s recession is rapidly catching up with the rest of the world’s... more

Treasury borrows record £37bn in just six months

20.10.08
Government borrowing has surged to record levels as Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling look to spend their way through recession... more

Output falls for the sixth month in row

07.10.08
British manufacturing has plunged into its worst crisis for nearly 30 years as the economy heads into recession... more

Recession looms as further pain hits UK and Europe

24.09.08
Retail: The UK High Street has endured another torrid month as Britain and the eurozone plummet towards recession... more

Inflation at 5% looms as factory-gate prices leap

11.08.08
Figures tomorrow are likely to show the Consumer Prices Index measure of inflation topped 4% in July... more

Slump in industrial output brings recession step closer

07.07.08
The UK is sliding ever closer to recession, official manufacturing data revealed today... more

Woe for UK factories fires fears of recession

01.07.08
Britain is on the verge of a stagflationary recession with prices galloping out of control and demand drying up... more

Deficit dents Darling plan as borrowing overshoots

18.04.08
The public finances are heading for the rocks, according to City economists... more

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