Tories and Labour Manifesto

: Company profitability, as measured by their net rate of return, also fell on the quarter, according to The Independent. Read more: Weak construction set to slow GDP growth Ed Miliband puts 'economic credibility' at heart of Labour manifesto Osborne refuses to answer how Tories will fund £8bn NHS pledge The UK trade deficit worsened by much more than had been expected. Industrial production slowed and construction output fell. Goods exports were at their lowest level for four years. A big drop in non-farm payrolls there last week suggests that weakness is likely to continue for some time. This mainly reflects a fall in exports of goods to non-EU countries, particularly to the United States, which also seems to be slowing. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.