The UK manufacturing purchasing managers' index LSE:PMI came in at 52.5 in June, down from the preliminary estimate of 53.1 released a week ago.
This marked the lowest rate of growth – indicated by any figure above the neutral 50-point level – in three months and a slowdown from the 53.9 print registered in May, which was its highest since May 2022.
According to S&P Global, the manufacturing upturn experienced since the end of last year "showed signs of losing momentum".
"Although output growth accelerated as companies continued to benefit from clients' strategic stockpiling, a softer uplift in incoming new orders suggested the impetus provided by this was already starting to fade," the survey said.
Four of the five sub-components of the PMI were at levels consistent with improved operating conditions, though stocks of purchases fell following a solid rise the previous month.
On the prices front, input cost inflation remained elevated due to raw material shortages and higher vendor charges, though the recent drop in energy prices helped to ease the overall rate of inflation, softening the increase in factory selling prices.