UK construction 'flirting with recession' as Brexit uncertainty bites
by Richard Partington from Economics | The Guardian on (#3158T)
Growth slows to one-year low with analysts as Brexit delays investment plans and saps demand for new office space
Britain's construction industry is taking on fewer workers amid a slowdown in commercial work, as economic uncertainty puts projects on hold.
Growth in the construction sector fell unexpectedly to a one-year low in August, the closely watched Markit/Cips purchasing managers' index for the industry showed on Monday.
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