Recovering car production pushed the manufacturing sector to its strongest growth in more than three years during July, official figures show.
Output grew by 0.9% over the month - well ahead of forecasts and the best performance since May 2006 - the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
Car manufacturing grew by 10.4% during the month as experts seized on the latest signs that the ailing UK economy is emerging from recession.
Howard Archer, of IHS Global Insight, said the figures were a "really nice positive surprise".
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