UK manufacturing growth accelerates as exports rise for first time in four years

Growth in the UK’s manufacturing sector accelerated last month (Oli Scarff/PA) - (PA Archive)

Growth in the UK’s manufacturing sector accelerated last month with demand from the US and China helping lift export sales for the first time in four years, new survey data shows.

The S&P Global UK manufacturing PMI survey, watched closely by economists, showed a reading of 51.8 in January, up from 50.6 in December.