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UK Index of Services, February 2013
•The Index of Services increased by 2.2% in February 2013 compared with February 2012. All of the components of the services sector increased in the most recent month compared with the same month a year ago. •The largest contributions came from distribution, hotels & restaurants, which contributed 0.8% of growth to the index, and business services and finance, which also contributed 0.8% to total growth. •These estimates for the services industries mean that, subject to revision, all the main components for the output measure of GDP (construction, production and services) are published for January and ... (full story)