Jaguar Land Rover restart helps UK factories return to growth

Workers on the production line at Jaguar Land Rover's Halewood factory. Consumers increased spending on new cars in October. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

UK factories staged a recovery in October after the reopening of Jaguar Land Rover operations and a pick-up in consumer spending, according to a closely watched survey of the manufacturing sector.

The S&P Global purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to a one-year high as business optimism improved and factory output expanded.