Tue, 01 Oct 2013 11:49:03 GMT
U.K. manufacturing expands at slower pace
Activity in the manufacturing industry of the United Kingdom continued to expand in September, but the rate of increase decreased slightly. The benchmark PMI Index declined to 56.7 points from 57.1 points in August, while analysts forecasted the index to advance to 57.3 points. Still, the index value above 50 points indicates the rise in manufacturing, which accounts over 12%