UK factories see biggest jump in cost pressures since 1992

Tom Rees / Bloomberg03-24

Traders focused on slowing growth following the PMIs.(March 24): British factories have been hit by the biggest pickup in inflationary pressures for more than three decades, as a raft of data on ...

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Manufacturers suffered the sharpest acceleration in input cost inflation since Black Wednesday in 1992 when sterling plunged following its ejection from the European exchange rate mechanism.\nWhile the PMI survey pointed to price pressures building in the pipeline, separate government data also showed an immediate impact for drivers. \nFuel costs rose sharply for a third straight week with petrol prices up 3.9 pence per litre to 144.16 pence — the highest since July 2024. 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