In June 2017, total production was estimated to have increased by 0.5% compared with May 2017, due mainly to a rise of 4.1% in mining and quarrying as a result of higher oil and gas production. Manufacturing monthly growth was flat in June 2017; the largest downward contribution came from transport equipment, which fell by 3.6%, which was partially offset by an increase of 4.0% in other manufacturing and repair.
UK Industrial Production increased by 0.5%
In the 3 months to June 2017, the Index of Production was estimated to have decreased by 0.4% compared with the 3 months to March 2017, due mainly to a fall of 0.6% in manufacturing. The largest contribution to the fall in manufacturing in the 3 months to June 2017 came from transport equipment, which fell by 2.2%, along with smaller downward contributions from a range of other industries.
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