UK manufacturing still beset by low orders and price pressure, says CBI

Production line at Aston Martin’s factory in St Athan, south Wales. Across British manufacturing, factory output fell over the three months to February. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

British manufacturing orders remain well below average and price pressure continues to persist, according to a closely watched survey.

The CBI industrial trends survey found that manufacturers’ orders for the month were below average in February, while most firms expected to raise their prices and for output to decline over the next three months.