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Index of Services, UK: August 2022
Monthly services output fell by 0.1% between July and August 2022 and is now 0.2% below February 2020, which was the last month of "normal" trading conditions prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Index of Services (IoS) saw falls in 8 of the 14 sectors during August 2022; most notably, human health and social care saw the largest fall, contributing negative 0.11 percentage points to the IoS (with growth falling by 1.3%). 8 of the 14 services subsectors are above their February 2020 pre-coronavirus pandemic level, with the largest percentage increase during this period being professional, scientific ... (full story)