Industrial production in the UK fell unexpectedly in January, official data has shown, according to a BBC report.
Output fell by 0.4% compared with December, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Analysts had expected a rise of 0.3%.
A strong December figure and poor weather were largely to blame for the drop in production, the ONS added.
Manufacturing output, a subset of industrial output, fell 0.9%, adding to fears for the recovery.
However, year-on-year, manufacturing output recorded its first rise since March 2008, up 0.2%.
Figures released on Tuesday showed that the UK`s trade gap with the rest of the world had widened unexpectedly in January to its largest since August 2008.
Exports saw their sharpest drop in more than three years, and the UK`s trade gap in goods and services widened to 3.8bn pounds, compared with 2.6bn pounds in December. |
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