Brexit possibility affects British manufacturing sector

Foreign demand for goods from UK factories falls for fifth month as customers unwilling to commit to investment

Uncertainty over Britain's membership of the EU is hitting a third of businesses in the UK manufacturing sector, which barely scraped growth in May according to a closely watched survey.

Foreign demand for goods from British factories fell for a fifth month as firms reported that customers were unwilling to commit to investment ahead of the 23 June referendum.

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