Monday, January 12, 2009

British manufacturing suffers a big blow in the downturn


P. & G. factory on the Thames, southeast England

Britain's manufacturing has been battered severely in the downturn, and its sharp decline has made it a leading story in the media following similar stories of finance, property markets and retail.

Over the past 300 years, manufacturing has built Britain into a world leading trader. How could falling manufacturing affect the British economy? And what should the country do to protect the industry from bigger losses?

For the full story by Dongying Wang, published by Xinhua News Agency in January 2009, please click
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