After several difficult years for the UK Industrial Sector, there are strong signs that the sector is starting to grow again. Q3 2023 was the first time since before the pandemic that exports exceeded internal UK orders, and by the end of the year, both Make UK and BDO had upgraded their forecasts for manufacturing growth for 2023 from -0.5% to +0.8%. UK GDP is forecast to grow by a modest 0.4% during 2024, which although falling short of pre-Covid, pre-Brexit levels, is a long way from a recession.