British manufacturing activity in June grew at its slowest pace in 21 months, with new orders declining for the second month in a row, the Markit/CIPS purchasing managers index for the sector showed Friday.
The index fell to 51.3 from a revised 52.0 in May.
Economists had forecast a reading of 52.5.
"With strong headwinds already in place and austerity measures likely to put increasingly counteractive pressure on domestic and consumer demand, it looks as if manufacturing has entered a slower growth phase which could be with us for some time," said Rob Dobson, senior economist at Markit.
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