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A competitor’s record year can raise awkward questions about your own performance. The answers lie in the evidence. Discover how to choose meaningful comparisons, examine growth, profitability and financial strength, and use Plimsoll’s Industry Analysis to turn those findings into better business decisions.
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2019
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06 Jun
2019
<p>Global growth is slowing as trade spats turn into all-out war. Stockpiling for a 29<sup>th</sup> March Brexit that never happened are no longer inflating figures. EU companies are swapping supply chains out of the UK in anticipation of a “no deal”. No wonder then that <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48497083">new data is showing that the UK manufacturing sector has contracted significantly in May.</a></p>
04 Jun
2019
<p>With the recent news that <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/uk-car-production-down-by-almost-half-last-month-11731396">car manufacturing output in the UK has plummeted by 45% in the past year</a>, the UK’s leading Motor Dealers are already nervously looking over their shoulders. Plimsoll’s latest analysis shows that dark clouds are circling the retail industry too.</p>
03 Jun
2019
