"Figure 4: The strength in Quarter 3 manufacturing largely reflected a rebound in growth in a number of industries following a weak Quarter 2","" "UK, Quarter 2 2018 and Quarter 3 2018","" "","" "Notes","1. Q1 refers to Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar), Q2 refers to Quarter 2 (Apr to June), Q3 refers to Quarter 3 (July to Sept), and Q4 refers to Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec)." "Unit","%" "","" "","Q2 2018","Q3 2018" "Pharmaceuticals","4.3","-3.2" "Machinery and equipment","-3.4","-2.3" "Computer electronic and optical products","3.6","-0.5" "Textiles wearing apparel and leather products","0.5","-0.3" "Electrical equipment","-2.0","0.0" "Other manufacturing and repair","0.2","0.2" "Rubber and plastics products","-0.5","0.8" "Wood and paper products and printing","-0.6","0.9" "Food products beverages and tobacco","0.9","1.0" "Coke and refined petroleum products","1.2","1.4" "Basic metals and metal products","-4.5","1.9" "Chemicals and chemical products","-1.4","2.0" "Transport equipment","-2.7","2.3" "Total manufacturing","-0.7","0.6"