All the key numbers - CBI August industrial trends .  LONDON 1996-08-23  Following are key data from the August monthly survey of trends in UK manufacturing by the [START_ENT] Confederation of British Industry [END_ENT] ( CBI ) .  CBI MONTHLY TRENDS ENQUIRY ( a ) AUG JULY JUNE MAY  - total order book - 10 - 22 - 13 - 17  - export order book - 14 - 13 - 11 - 7  - stocks of finished goods +17 +19 +17 +25  - output expectations * +22 +22 +12 +16  - domestic price expectations * 0 - 1 +6 +4  NOTES - * over the coming four months ;  - ( a ) in percent , giving balance between those  replying " above normal " and those replying " below normal . "  The survey was conducted between July 23 and August 14 and involved 1,305 companies , representing 50 industries , accounting for around half of the UK 's manufactured exports and some two million employees .  -- Rosemary Bennett , London Newsroom +44 171 542 7715
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