Make UK have released their 10th annual Regional Manufacturing Outlook report for 2024, in partnership with BDO. Using Make UK’s quarterly data, it examines the contribution of manufacturing to the economies of every English region and devolved nation.
This year’s edition finds the North East of England again producing the best results for output volumes and total orders, while the devolved nations have seen significant increases in the number of jobs in their respective manufacturing sectors.
Despite healthy output and order books, investment and employment growth has slowed. The sector will now look to the future, as the regional effects of the new Labour Government’s delivery of an industrial strategy and programme for growth are realised.
