101.   The economic ministry said Thursday that data for export orders, industrial output and manufacturing output in the first two months indicated the domestic economy was improving.

102.   The monthly fall of manufactured output was slightly greater than the predictions of analysts, who had forecast that manufacturing output would remain stable.

103.   The pound did not react to British manufacturing output figures for February which showed that factory production remained unchanged from January.

104.   The ONS said that lower manufacturing output was recorded in all major manufacturing sectors.