• Seasonally adjusted, the UK's deficit on trade in goods and services was £4.2 billion in August, compared with a deficit of £1.7 billion in July.
• There was a deficit of £9.8 billion on goods, partly offset by an estimated surplus of £5.7 billion on services.
• In the three months ending August 2012, trade in goods and services was estimated to have been in deficit by £9.8 billion, compared with a deficit of £9.2 billion in the preceding three months
• The seasonally adjusted Index of Production fell by 1.2 per cent in August 2012 compared with August 2011
• The seasonally adjusted Index of Manufacturing fell by 1.2 per cent in August 2012 compared with August 2011
• Production fell by 0.5 per cent between July 2012 and August 2012, with manufacturing falling by 1.1 per cent

Via: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/iop/index-of-production/august-2012/stb-iop-aug-2012.html
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/uktrade/uk-trade/august-2012/sb-uk-trade--august-2012.html