The manufacturing sector ended 2021 with further growth of production, new orders and employment but logistic disruptions and staff shortages hindered the pace of expansion.
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The UK’s manufacturing sector is growing at a rate not seen for decades, after pent-up demand was released by easing Covid-19 restrictions.
The IHS Markit/CIPS Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which is a closely watched sign of the sector’s fortunes, reached a record high last month, according to the most recent figures.
It rose from a score of 60.9 in April to 65.6 in May, the best score in the survey’s nearly three-decades long history.
IHS director Rob Dobson said: “The UK PMI surged to an unprecedented high in May, as record growth of new orders and employment supported one of the steepest increases in production volumes in the near 30-year survey history.