United Kingdom Industrial Production MoM  1968-2018 | Data | Chart

Industrial production in the United Kingdom shrank 0.8 percent month-over-month in April of 2018, following a 0.1 percent gain in March. It is the biggest fall in industrial output since December and compares with market expectations of a 0.2 percent rise. Manufacturing slumped 1.4 percent, the largest drop since October of 2012, mainly due to falls in motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers; pharmaceutical products; and oil refining. It follows a 0.1 percent decrease in March. Energy supply (-2 percent compared to 2.6 percent in March), and water and waste (-1.8 percent compared to +0.4 percent) also declined. In contrast, increases were seen in mining and quarrying (6.9 percent compared to -2.4 percent) and oil and gas extraction (8.4 percent compared to -2.5 percent). Year-on-year, industrial production increased 1.8 percent, less than 2.9 percent in March. Industrial Production Mom in the United Kingdom averaged 0.08 percent from 1968 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 9.80 percent in March of 1972 and a record low of -7.90 percent in February of 1972.

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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2018-04-11 08:30 AM Industrial Production MoM 0.1% 1.3% 0.4% 0.5%
2018-05-10 08:30 AM Industrial Production MoM 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% -0.1%
2018-06-11 08:30 AM Industrial Production MoM -0.8% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
2018-07-10 08:30 AM Industrial Production MoM -0.8% 0.5%
2018-08-10 08:30 AM Industrial Production MoM -0.1%
2018-09-11 08:30 AM Industrial Production MoM 0.6%


United Kingdom Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Business Confidence -4.00 13.00 55.00 -75.00 Index Points [+]
Manufacturing PMI 54.40 53.90 61.50 34.40 [+]
Services PMI 54.00 52.80 62.50 40.10 Index Points [+]
Industrial Production 1.80 2.90 22.60 -11.90 percent [+]
Industrial Production Mom -0.80 0.10 9.80 -7.90 percent [+]
Manufacturing Production 1.40 2.90 19.60 -16.90 percent [+]
Capacity Utilization 82.90 81.20 85.20 38.00 percent [+]
New Orders 11628.00 12701.00 25109.00 9381.00 GBP Million [+]
Factory Orders 13.00 -3.00 21.00 -79.00 Net Balance [+]
Changes in Inventories -1762.00 -760.00 11457.00 -11256.00 GBP Million [+]
Bankruptcies 4462.00 4382.00 6509.00 924.00 Companies [+]
Corporate Profits 107899.00 109353.00 109353.00 1024.00 GBP Million [+]
Zew Economic Sentiment Index -43.00 -46.40 61.00 -77.20 [+]
Car Production 127952.00 147471.00 185157.00 43773.00 Units [+]
Car Registrations 192649.00 167911.00 562337.00 33051.00 [+]
Small Business Sentiment -5.00 23.00 40.00 -69.00 [+]
Internet Speed 16920.86 16337.23 16920.86 3085.89 KBps [+]
IP Addresses 27493519.00 26782989.00 27493519.00 13305856.00 IP [+]
Private Investment -0.20 0.30 64.50 -33.80 percent [+]
Mining Production 5.50 -2.60 852.60 -90.50 percent [+]
Steel Production 769.00 630.00 2848.00 131.00 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Competitiveness Index 5.51 5.49 5.56 5.18 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 8.00 7.00 13.00 2.00 [+]
Composite Pmi 54.50 53.20 61.80 47.40 [+]
Ease of Doing Business 7.00 7.00 11.00 5.00 [+]
Electricity Production 30192.00 28126.00 38520.00 16152.00 Gigawatt-hour [+]
Corruption Index 82.00 81.00 87.00 74.00 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 8.00 10.00 20.00 8.00 [+]


United Kingdom Industrial Production MoM

In the United Kingdom, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy. Manufacturing is the most important sector and accounts for 70 percent of total production. The biggest segments within Manufacturing are: Food, drink and tobacco (11 percent of total production); transport equipment (9 percent); basic metals (8 percent); other manufacturing and repair (6 percent); pharmaceutical products and preparations (6 percent); and rubber and plastic products and non-metallic mineral products (6 percent). Mining and quarrying account for 12 percent of production, as oil and gas extraction accounts for 10 percent. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning account for 11 percent of total output and water supply, sewerage and waste management account for 8 percent. This page provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Industrial Production MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United Kingdom Industrial Production MoM - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.80 0.10 9.80 -7.90 1968 - 2018 percent Monthly
Constant Prices 2012=100, SA




industrial production mom by Country
Country Last
Australia 0.00 Dec/17
Brazil 0.80 Apr/18
Canada 0.89 Mar/18
China 0.58 May/18
Euro Area -0.90 Apr/18
France -0.50 Apr/18
Germany -1.00 Apr/18
India -11.70 Apr/18
Indonesia 0.70 Apr/18
Italy -1.20 Apr/18
Japan 0.50 Apr/18
Mexico -0.40 Apr/18
Netherlands -4.40 Apr/18
Russia 1.50 May/18
South Korea 3.40 Apr/18
Spain -1.80 Apr/18
Turkey 0.90 Apr/18
United Kingdom -0.80 Apr/18
United States -0.10 May/18


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