The Markit/Cips manufacturing purchasing managers’ index jumped to a 10-month high of 53.3 in August, recovering from a reading of 48.3 in July which was the lowest reading since February 2013.
A weaker currency supported exports, but also led to higher prices for imports.
IHS Markit senior economist Rob Dobson said companies were reporting that work that had been halted in July was being restarted.
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