The manufacturing industry is struggling to find the right materials.British businesses’ output has fallen for the sixth month in a row amid a supply chain crisis, energy price rises and a shortages of workers, according to a closely watched survey of big employers.
business output hasn't fallen for the 6th month in a row, business output has risen. Business output growth has fallen.
Capitalism/Institutionalism: “When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” ― Frédéric Bastiat
Perhaps you are measuring that wrong thing? Or, maybe BREXIT really has fucked the 'former' 'United Kingdom'. Well done Boris, who enemies when we have you in charge.