West Country manufacturers among UK's best performing post-pandemic

Manufacturers in the West Country have seen one of the best recoveries in output since the pandemic of any English region or devolved nation, according to a new report. The region has also seen one of the highest increases in output in the last decade, the study by sector body Make UK and accountancy and business advisory firm BDO found.

Since 2013, output in the West Country has increased by more than a quarter (27%), while output in 2023 was 13% above the pre-pandemic levels recorded in 2019, also one of the best in the UK.