Britain's manufacturing sector has not seen such a sharp annual decline since 1981.
British recession worsens as manufacturing sector slumps
By Europe correspondent Emma Alberici
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Manufacturing output figures in the UK show the sharpest fall in nearly 30 years in a further sign of Britain's deepening recession.
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