UK Factories Struggle to Meet Demand Amid Supply Chain Crisis: Survey

UK Factories Struggle to Meet Demand Amid Supply Chain Crisis: Survey
UK workers in a factory, in a file photo dated Nov. 19, 2008. David Davies/PA
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UK factories have seen order books swell to a record high this month but output growth slowed sharply as they struggled to meet demand amid the supply chain crisis, according to a survey.

The latest industrial trends survey by the CBI business body revealed manufacturers reported order books at their strongest level since records began in 1977.