British Chambers of Commerce April-June Quarterly Economic Survey
- proportion of manufacturers reporting a rise in their domestic orders has fallen to its lowest in seven years
- Factories also showed the weakest picture for export orders in four years in the April-June period
- a slight pick-up for services firms
- price pressures for services firms and manufacturers fell to their lowest level since 2016
"These results indicate that underlying economic conditions in the UK remain decidedly downbeat," BCC economist Suren Thiru said
Info via Reuters.