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Price pressures set to continue (29th August 2008)
Manufacturers’ output expectations for the next three months are the weakest for seven years, the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey reveals...
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Manufacturers in pessimistic mood as costs force up prices (30th July 2008)
Manufacturers have continued to raise the prices of their goods, in the face of the fiercest cost increases since 1980, a CBI survey shows.
The latest Industrial Trends survey, reveals that persistently high costs coupled with firms' expectations of slowing demand have led to a widespread drop in business confidence...
Manufacturers' orders holding up despite sharp price rises (28th June 2008)
While manufacturers saw a modest improvement in their order books in June, the rise in prices of manufactured goods will continue almost unabated over the next three months, the CBI warned...
Prices rise sharply as manufacturers try to cover record costs (28th April 2008)
Manufacturers are raising the prices of their goods to try to counter the fiercest increases since 1990 in unit costs, driven by more expensive energy and raw materials, says the CBI. These cost pressures are intensifying even as orders and output are showing signs of easing in a sector that has so far proven resilient to recent economic shocks...
'British jobs for british workers' needs skills drive says CBI (22nd November 2007)
The prime minister's aim of "British jobs for British workers" won't work unless the Government faces up to the scale of effort needed to help millions of people currently on sickness benefits back into work, and tackles the skills gap for those not in employment warns the CBI...
Underrated UK manufacturing has a strong future says CBI (25th July 2007)
Businesses that manufacture have a strong future in the UK, but Government policy has not caught up with the changing dynamics of the sector, the new CBI Manufacturing Council chairman has commented...
Time to deliver on energy, says CBI (25th May 2007)
The CBI has welcomed the Government's latest energy White Paper but stresses now it's time to deliver...
