Industrial output across Britain rose by a robust 0.9% in February compared with activity in January, official data showed today, cementing the country's economic recovery.
Over 12 months, output jumped by 2.7%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) added in a statement.
Manufacturing output, which excludes mining and quarrying, electricity, gas and water supply, grew by 1% in February compared with January. It increased by 3.8% year-on-year, the ONS said.
Samuel Tombs, economist at the Capital Economics research group, said the figures "provide reassurance that the economic recovery has remained strong and broad-based" in Britain.
"February's industrial production figures confirm that the recovery in the manufacturing sector still has plenty of momentum. The solid 0.9% monthly rise in industrial production, the largest for eight months, largely reflected a 1% increase in manufacturing output," Mr Tombs added.
Overall, Britain's economy expanded by 1.7% last year, the strongest growth since before the financial crisis, and is forecast by the government to rally by 2.7% in 2014 ahead of next year's general election.
