Investing.com - The UK manufacturing sector continued to expand at a solid pace at the start of the fourth quarter, according to survey data released on Wednesday.
Research group IHS Markit said that its UK manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 56.3 in October from an upwardly revised 56.0 in September.
Economists had forecast a reading of 55.8.
On the index, a reading above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction.