UK factory exports tumble as Brexit chaos takes toll

Manufacturers' exports declined at second-fastest rate in four and a half years in April

Fears over the threat of a disorderly Brexit lost UK companies new orders from international clients last month as factory exports plunged, according to a survey.

UK manufacturers' exports declined at the second-fastest rate in four and a half years in April, amid a slowdown in factory output, the figures from IHS Markit and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (Cips) show.

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