The Office for National Statistics reported yesterday that manufacturing output fell by 6.4 per cent in the three months to January – an even faster rate of decline than the 4.9 per cent contraction seen in the quarter to December. Overall, the annual rate of decline in output has reached an alarming 12 per cent.
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Of billions flowing to boost BC economy, a mere trickle for start-up owners. He's an entrepreneur in the heartland of B.C. A Quesnel-based businessman who lives with his wife, dogs and small child on an acreage near town and chops firewood in the winter cold. For years, he's wanted to build a set of advanced greenhouses that could grow year-round produce for local markets.
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