UK DATA: Apr manufacturing output -1.5% m/m; +1.3% y/y
–Apr industrial production -1.7% m/m; -1.2% y/y
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Manufacturing output plunged at its fastest rate for more than two
years in April as production was hit due to the extra bank holiday and
impact of the Japanese Tsunami, according to figures released by
National Statistics Friday.