The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said manufacturing output dropped 0.4% during the month, double the 0.2% drop expected by analysts. The last time output fell for six months in a row was between July and December 1980.
Falling production of transport equipment such as motor vehicles was the main drag on industry between July and August, the ONS said, down 2.3% during the month.
Data shows sales of new cars plunged by 21.2% last month, the worst performance since 1991.
Paul Dales, at Capital Economics, said August's manufacturing contraction, which was 1.9% lower than a year ago, meant the sector was on course to shrink by 1.1% between July and September and "provided further evidence that the 
More pain on the people of the UK from the unelected dour Scot.
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All part of the New World Order, sustainable development movement and Common Purpose plot to destroy Britain. Stop Common Purpose http://www.stopcp.com
Sounds rather bad, still the EU is involved so that says it all.
And i'll bet Brown will be squealing that he is for the worker at the next election. Hopefully enough will treat it as the lie that it really is.
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