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More data from Capita reinforces this point: dividends from the medium-sized companies in the FTSE 250 Index rose 16.3% in 2010 while those from the FTSE 100 increased by only 6.8% (and it should be said that for investors to see their income rise by 6.8% in one not particularly promising year shows the potential benefits of dividend investing).

The trend continued. In particular, manufacturing companies that had struggled to remain competitive with cheaper production areas in Asia and Latin America rebuilt profits as the falling value of the pound on the foreign exchange markets gave UK exporters an edge.

Companies as diverse as ceramics specialist Cookson, which had not paid a dividend since the middle of 2008, and aviation services and newspaper distribution group John Menzies returned to the dividend lists early in 2011.