UK economic growth has slowed dramatically, latest survey suggests
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UK PMI surveys signal weakest economic growth for 2.5 years as fragility spreads to service sector
Britain's economy is losing momentum, knocked by weaker household spending and worries about the global outlook, according to the latest in a string of downbeat business surveys.
Business activity grew at the slowest pace for more than two years in Britain's dominant services sector last month, according to the closely watched Markit CIPS PMI report.
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