The data suggests a very marginal improvement in payment performance within the manufacturing sector between 2023 and 2024; the increase of 0.4 points indicates that payment challenges persist, with only a small fraction of companies demonstrably improving their payment practices. The consistent sample size across both years further highlights the slow pace of change in financial behaviour. late payment calculator
Payment performance in manufacturing moved from 51.7 in 2023 to 52.1 in 2024.