First Brexit, then COVID; UK manufacturers now brace for renewed supply chain disruptions

LONDON (CU)_As global supply chain pressures started to ease, factory production in the United Kingdom jumped last month as a result of rising domestic demand and fewer raw material shortages. This suggested the fact that the worst of the disruptions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic may have peaked. However, this recent progress is now undermined by another crisis, and British manufacturers are bracing for additional headwinds…