Economic Buzz: UK industrial production rises 0.8% in August

Production output in the United Kingdom increased by 0.8% in August compared to the previous month, the Office for National Statistics revealed in a report on Thursday.

According to the data, manufacturing and mining and quarrying contributed to the rise, climbing1.2% and 1.4%, respectively. Electricity and gas output was also up 0.1%. Meanwhile, the increase was partially offset by a decline of 1.2% in water supply and sewage.

In the three months to August, production declined 0.2% compared to the previous three-month period, with water supply and sewerage sliding 3.1%.

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