What’s inside the Q4 2025 report:
- Regional performance deep‑dives for the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Gross Margin Percentage (GMP) insights.
- Practical tips on how to protect margins and manage inventory in volatile conditions.
Report Highlights - Q4 2025
Global sales uptick
Q4 saw strong sales revenue across all three key regions.
+% YoY
United Kingdom
The annualised sales trend in the UK is strongly positive.
+% YoY
Australia
A robust upward trend in sales saw Q4 end the year well.
+% YoY
New Zealand
The annualised sales trend in NZ took a sharp turn upwards ending a mixed year on a positive note.
Buying patterns signal positivity
All three countries invested heavily in raw materials, pointing to confidence in 2026 sales, and strong order books.
+% YoY
United Kingdom
Raw materials purchasing swerved upwards in the UK, with 35% more spent in Q4 than in Q3.
+% YoY
Australia
Australian SME manufacturers replenished aggressively at year end after a slowdown in Q3.
+% YoY
New Zealand
Purchase order values rose by 25% to NZ$270,009, in another strong confidence signal from NZ manufacturers.
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About the report
The Manufacturing Health Index is a quarterly report that assesses SME manufacturer performance using a big data approach. Q4 2025 results were based on the performance of a cohort of 1,469 manufacturers in the UK, Australia and New Zealand that use Unleashed software to manage their operations. Findings were calculated using Unleashed’s secure records of every purchase, sale and stock movement made between Q1 2018 and the present date for each business.
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