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Index of Services, UK: April 2019
In the three months to April 2019, services output increased by 0.2% compared with the three months ending January 2019; the lowest since the three months to April 2018. The wholesale, retail and motor trade sector made the largest contribution to this growth, contributing 0.12 percentage points, with the retail trade industry the main driver behind this. The Index of Services was flat between March 2019 and April 2019. Month-on-month growth of 1.2% in the information and communication sector was offset by a fall of 0.8% in the professional, scientific and technical activities sector. In the three months to April ... (full story)