The Index of Services is estimated to have increased by 2.8% in March 2015 compared with March 2014. All of the 4 main components of the services industries increased in the most recent month compared with the same month a year ago. The largest contributions came from: business services and finance, which contributed 1.2 percentage points to total growth; and distribution, hotels and restaurants, which contributed 0.7 percentage points to total growth. The latest Index of Services estimates show that output increased by 0.1% between February 2015 and March 2015, following an increase of 0.3% between January 2015 and ... (full story)