Tobacco manufacturing in the UK has experienced a surge in the latter portion of this year, new government figures reveal.
Data from the Office for National Statistics showed that tobacco manufacturing, along with food and drink production, increased by 9.8 per cent during the third quarter of 2010.
The manufacturing of metals and metal-based goods also experienced a significant increase, rising by 15.8 per cent in this period.
Overall, business investment increased by 4.6 per cent in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period last year.
The quarterly decrease in business investment was largely attributed to the public corporations non-manufacturing sector, which was down by 15.8 per cent and private sector manufacturing, which fell by 2.1 per cent.
Heath secretary Andrew Lansley recently unveiled plans to make it mandatory for all tobacco manufacturers in the UK to adjust their factory machinery to produce non-branded packaging in order to prevent young people from buying cigarette.
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