In July 2017, total production was estimated to have increased by 0.2% compared with June 2017, due mainly to a rise of 0.5% in manufacturing; the largest contribution to the rise came from transport equipment, which rose by 7.6%. The monthly increase within transport equipment was due to motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, which rose by 13.7%, the strongest growth since March 2009; evidence suggested that the production of new models contributed to the growth.
UK Industrial Production grew by 0.2%
In the 3 months to July 2017, the Index of Production was estimated to have increased by 0.3% compared with the 3 months to April 2017, due mainly to a rise of 2.2% in mining and quarrying. The largest contribution to the rise in mining and quarrying in the 3 months to July 2017 came from oil and gas extraction, which rose by 2.6%, due mainly to a lack of maintenance, which has historically taken place in the month of June, although in some previous years this maintenance has occurred later in the summer.
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