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CBI Industrial Trends Adds to Evidence for Weaker Feb PPI

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UK CBI FEB INDUSTRIAL ORDER BOOKS -16 (FCST -15); JAN -17

UK CBI FEB INDUSTRIAL 3M PRICE EXPECTATIONS +40 (FCST +35); JAN +41

  • The February CBI Industrial Trends survey highlighted continued headwinds in the UK manufacturing sector. Output fell in the three months to Feb at the fastest pace since Sep 2020.
  • Yet production outlooks for the next three months remained positive.
  • Selling price inflation expectations remained expansionary, albeit cooling further from last year's historic highs.
  • The February flash PMI this morning reiterated this, as prices charged inflation eased to the softest pace since Jan 2021.
  • Weakness in the CBI report will be overshadowed by the February PMI beat this morning. The PMI saw manufacturing activity re-enter expansionary territory for the first time since June, aided by easing supply constraints and signs of improving demand.

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