firms finding export order books above normal. Nearly half, 42 per cent, of businesses said the volume of output over the past three months was up.

Economists called manufacturing the “brightest sector” of the UK economy, with Andrew Wishart from Capital Economics telling The Times: “With export order books strong, we expect manufacturing to provide valuable support to economic growth in the final three months of the year and next year.”

The findings echoes figures released from HM Revenue & Customs earlier this month showing that exports of goods have risen in every area across the country, and Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures revealing that British factory order books grew for the sixth consecutive month during October – again, boosted by car manufacturing.

Figures released by the IHS Markit andthe Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply found factories are taking on employees at the most rapid pace since June 2014 to keep up with demand.

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The consistently positive results come in defiance of ‘Project Fear’ predictions, foreshadowed by former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Remain campaigner George Osborne, that a vote to leave the European Union (EU) would result in a recession, job losses, and a loss of foreign investors.

Since the Brexit vote, the UK was ranked the seventh-best country in the world to do business, held her ranking as the third most favourable destination for companies to invest, and was predicted to outperform France,