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Manufacturing output rises amid factory gate inflation

Manufacturing output rose by 2.3% in the year up to February, while the overall price of materials and fuels bought by the industry by 2.5%.

Between January and February the price of input materials went up by 3.2% in comparison with 1.3% between December and January.

The cost of goods leaving factories, excluding foods, tobacco and petroleum, rose by 1.3%, while the biggest rises were seen in tobacco and alcohol at 6.2%, and food products and computer equipment both increased by 3.4%.

Between January and February factory gate price went up by 0.8%, compared with a rise of 0.2% the previous month.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Miranda Dobson .