The Confederation for British Industry's monthly factory orders balance declined five points from a month earlier to -15 in June 2019, its lowest level since October 2016 and below market forecasts of -12. Stocks of finished goods fell from a ten-year high in May (+12 vs +25 in May), mostly due to the motor trades sector, while export orders improved slightly (-12 vs -16). Meantime, output growth outlook for the next three months remained unchanged (+3, the same as in May) while domestic price expectations increased (+4 vs -1). Factory Orders in the United Kingdom averaged -18.12 Net Balance from 1977 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 21 Net Balance in May of 1988 and a record low of -79 Net Balance in October of 1980.

Factory Orders in the United Kingdom is expected to be -6.00 Net Balance by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Factory Orders in the United Kingdom to stand at -7.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United Kingdom CBI Industrial Trends Orders is projected to trend around -4.00 Net Balance in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2019-03-20 11:00 AM CBI Industrial Trends Orders Mar 1 6 2 -1
2019-04-26 10:00 AM CBI Industrial Trends Orders Apr -5 1 3 6
2019-05-21 10:00 AM CBI Industrial Trends Orders May -10 -5 -5 -2
2019-06-19 10:00 AM CBI Industrial Trends Orders Jun -15 -10 -12 -6
2019-07-23 10:00 AM CBI Industrial Trends Orders Jul -15 -15 -12
2019-08-21 10:00 AM CBI Industrial Trends Orders Aug -14
2019-09-24 10:00 AM CBI Industrial Trends Orders Sep -8


United Kingdom Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Business Confidence -13.00 -23.00 55.00 -75.00 Index Points [+]
Manufacturing PMI 48.00 49.40 61.50 34.40 [+]
Services PMI 50.20 51.00 62.50 40.10 Index Points [+]
Industrial Production 0.90 -1.10 22.70 -11.90 percent [+]
Industrial Production Mom 1.40 -2.90 9.90 -8.00 percent [+]
Manufacturing Production 0.00 -1.00 19.60 -16.90 percent [+]
Capacity Utilization 80.70 81.30 85.20 38.00 percent [+]
New Orders 11975.00 10747.00 25109.00 9381.00 GBP Million [+]
Factory Orders -15.00 -10.00 21.00 -79.00 Net Balance [+]
Changes in Inventories 5711.00 4241.00 11295.00 -11441.00 GBP Million [+]
Bankruptcies 4188.00 4725.00 6509.00 924.00 Companies [+]
Corporate Profits 115312.00 112291.00 115312.00 1024.00 GBP Million [+]
Zew Economic Sentiment Index -62.90 -63.70 61.00 -77.20 [+]
Car Production 116035.00 70971.00 185157.00 43773.00 Units [+]
Car Registrations 223421.00 183724.00 562337.00 33051.00 [+]
Small Business Sentiment -13.00 -31.00 40.00 -69.00 [+]
Internet Speed 16920.86 16337.23 16920.86 3085.89 KBps [+]
IP Addresses 27493519.00 26782989.00 27493519.00 13305856.00 IP [+]
Leading Economic Index 0.30 0.40 1.90 -2.10 percent [+]
Private Investment 0.40 -0.90 63.70 -33.70 percent [+]
Mining Production 4.00 -0.70 854.60 -90.50 percent [+]
Steel Production 650.00 644.00 2848.00 131.00 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Competitiveness Index 81.99 82.11 82.11 5.18 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 8.00 6.00 13.00 2.00 [+]
Composite Pmi 49.70 50.90 61.80 47.60 [+]
Crude Oil Rigs 15.00 15.00 32.00 3.00 [+]
Ease of Doing Business 9.00 7.00 11.00 5.00 [+]
Electricity Production 26136.00 28662.00 38520.00 16152.00 Gigawatt-hour [+]
Corruption Index 80.00 82.00 87.00 74.00 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 11.00 8.00 20.00 8.00 [+]


United Kingdom CBI Industrial Trends Orders

In the United Kingdom, the Confederation of British Industry‘s Industrial Trends Survey of total order book balance tracks changes in the level of factory orders from around 500 companies across 38 sectors of manufacturing industry. The survey covers domestic and export orders, stocks, price, investment intentions and output expectations. For each variable, manufacturers are asked if present situation is above normal, normal or below normal. The results are presented as a weighted percentage balance, that is, the difference between the percentage of respondents replying more or up to each question minus the percentage replying less or down. This page provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom CBI Industrial Trends Orders - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United Kingdom CBI Industrial Trends Orders - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-15.00 -10.00 21.00 -79.00 1977 - 2019 Net Balance Monthly
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Country Last Previous
Germany -2.20 May/19
Italy 2.50 May/19
Spain -2.10 May/19
United Kingdom -15.00 Jun/19
United States -0.70 May/19


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