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May 2026

Before we get into the most prominent topics of this month, we must highlight the positive start the UK manufacturing sector had to the second quarter of the year. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to a 47-month high of 53.7 in April, its best level since May 2022 and little-changed from the earlier flash estimate of 53.6.

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