UK manufacturers are in a bad way. Next week’s CBI survey is likely to say that companies are seeing falls in their order books and they expect output to fall in the next three months. One reason for this is that Brexit uncertainty, among other things, is depressing capital spending. But another is simply that external demand is still weak.
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Next week's economics: 20-24 Jan
A recovery in the eurozone and fall in political uncertainty could boost the UK economy, next week's figures might say
Chris Dillow