A study of UK manufacturers found 13 per cent had frozen pay in the three months to the end of October while another 12 per cent had deferred pay rises, according to the EEF trade association.

• EEF贸易协会(EEFtradeassociation)对英国制造商的一项研究发现，13%25的制造商已在截止10月底的3个月里冻结涨薪，而另有12%25已推迟了加薪计划。