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• Nearly one in 10 manufacturers have already shifted production overseas, with more considering similar moves.
• One in 10 firms believe they could become insolvent within the next year.
• Manufacturers say high energy costs are threatening jobs, investment and the future of UK industry.

Britain's manufacturing sector is facing growing pressure as high energy costs and rising business expenses push companies to move production overseas, cut investment and reduce jobs, according to a new survey from industry body Make UK.

The latest Manufacturing Outlook report paints a challenging picture for UK manufacturing, with concerns mounting over deindustrialisation and the long-term competitiveness of British industry. Make UK warned that the country risks becoming an economy with an industrial strategy but without a sufficiently strong industrial base to support it.