- +0.3% prev revised down from +0.4%
- y/y +2.3% vs +3.1% exp vs +2.9% prev revised down from +3.0%
- mftg output m/m -1.3% vs +0.4% exp vs +0.3% prev revised down from +0.4%
- y/y +3.7% vs +5.6% exp vs +4.3% prev revised down from +4.4%
- biggest monthly fall in mftg output since Jan 2013.
- biggest monthly fall in industrial output since Aug 2013
A big miss on the numbers and downward revisions sends the pound lower.
GBPUSD 1.7088 from 1.7125 EURGBP takes out 0.7950 offers to post 0.7959
UK ind and mftg output May
UK ind output chart
UK mftg output chart