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Showing posts with label Britain's service sector. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Britain's service sector. Show all posts

5/04/2013

Recovery optimism grows, helped by services sector

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy may be finally gaining some ground, with stronger-than-expected growth in the dominant services sector capping a week of relatively upbeat economic news.

4/05/2013

Cold weather clips UK construction

Britain's cold snap clipped construction activity in March, leading the sector to suffer its third consecutive month of shrinking output, although there were signs of optimism for the rest of the year.

3/01/2013

UK economy shrank in late 2012, recession in sight

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy contracted by 0.3 percent in the last quarter of 2012 as first thought, keeping alive the danger of a third recession since 2008, although yearly growth was revised up, data showed on Wednesday.