U.S., Nov. 6 -- Epicor's latest Global Growth Indexsurvey has revealed the UK's manufacturing sector has sustained growth, despite continued political and economic uncertainty.

Manufacturing business growth has continued to rise over the past year, but at a much slower rate than the previous 12 months. Despite political uncertainty and the difficulty in recruiting and retaining skilled staff, there has been a marginal 1% risein the number of businesses reporting growth.

Political volatility and uncertainty continue to be a common cause for concern across the globe. Nearly three quarters of UK businesses (72%) stated that the uncertainty surrounding Brexit is also still a big threat, with the percentage across all EMEA-based respondents ...