LONDON (AFX) - The UK Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply's manufacturing index rose to 46.5 in September from an unrevised 46.4 in the previous month, according to market sources. The following table provides a breakdown 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 Sept Aug July
Purchasing Managers' Index 100 46.5 46.4 47.0

New orders 30 44.3 45.9 47.5
Output 25 48.8 46.6 47.1
Employment 20 45.5 45.2 45.1
Suppliers' delivery times 15 50.3 49.5 49.3
Quantity of purchases 10 45.2 45.9 46.4
Output prices 47.9 46.1 47.4