Two separate reports (info comes via Reuters, links for more follow).
- The CBI’s monthly growth indicator – which combines surveys of output from manufacturers, retailers and other services companies – fell 11 points to +21 in the three months to December, the lowest since the three months to April.
And:
- British car manufacturers had their slowest November in 37 years
- Car production fell by 28.7% compared with November 2021 ... the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.
Meanwhile, cable trades pretty much sideways during the session so far here: