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245 _aCBI cautious over manufacturing recovery
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490 _aCBI News Release
_v 21 October 2003, (3)
520 _aCBI in its quarterly industrial trends survey said there are tentative signs of a manufacturing recovery. The survey shows that 18% of respondent firms were more optimistic than three months ago, while 25% were less optimistic. Although the balance is negative it is the best since July 2002. 20% of respondents say that they expect orders to go up over the next three months with a similar number expecting a decline which is an overall improvement on earlier surveys. For the CBI Press Release: http://www.cbi.org.uk/ndbs/press.nsf/0363c1f07c6ca12a8025671c00381cc7/95140014226eb93780256dc5002e7b76?OpenDocument
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650 _aCBI SURVEY
650 _aINDUSTRIAL TRENDS
650 _aMANUFACTURING SECTOR
650 _aNEW ORDERS
650 _aEXPORTS
690 _aECONOMIC ISSUES
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