Industrial Production (MoM)
Actual
0.2%
Previous
0.6%
Forecast
-0.5%
The Industrial Production index, released by the Office for National Statistics on a monthly basis, measures movements in the volume of output for UK production industries: manufacturing, mining and quarrying, energy supply, and water and waste management. . Changes in industrial production are widely followed as a major indicator of strength in the manufacturing sector. Generally, a high reading is seen as bullish for the Pound Sterling (GBP), while a low reading is seen as bearish.