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The UK released upbeat statistics today. However, these data had no influence on the GBP/USD pair. According to official numbers, the UK Manufacturing PMI reached a 4-month high. The index rose to 56.9 in August, defying market expectations of slower growth to 55. In July, the UK business activity in the manufacturing sector increased to 55.1. However, this indicator is not important enough to have a strong impact on the movement of the British national currency. Still, the British pound shows a bullish trend today. The GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.2925, after coming off the Thursday low of 1.2850. Analysts expect the pair to finish the trading week in the negative territory after the release of the US macroeconomic statistics. During the next trading week, the United Kingdom is to release more important macroeconomic data. After that, the British pound is likely to show considerable resistance to the US currency.