"Britain's twin problems of consumer debt and weak manufacturing cannot be resolved by the Bank of England alone.
"The Chancellor must recognise there are problems and provide solutions to them."
Today's figures show that in the first quarter of 2004 manufacturing output was 0.4% lower than in the previous quarter - and 2.3% below 2000 levels.
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