LONDON (AFX) - The UK Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply's manufacturing index fell to 47.0 in July from an unrevised 47.3 in the previous month, according to market sources. The following table provides a breakdown of the results of the CIPS' latest survey. A reading above 50 signals expansion, below it contraction. The greater the divergence the more rapid the rate of change. All figures are seasonally adjusted.

________________________ Weight July June May
Purchasing Managers' Index 100 47.0 47.3 46.4

New orders 30 47.4 47.4 47.8
Output 25 47.0 47.2 45.0
Employment 20 45.2 45.6 44.5
Suppliers' delivery times 15 49.2 48.6 49.5
Quantity of purchases 10 46.3 47.5 43.8
Output prices 47.4 47.7 49.5