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THE UK's dominant services sector suffered a further slowing of growth in incoming new business in September, a key survey showed yesterday - raising further doubts over the momentum of overall economic recovery.
Although the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply's seasonally-adjusted business activity index for services rose from 51.3 in August to 52.8 in September to signal modest growth, firms highlighted cancelled public sector contracts, fears about looming public spending cuts and worries about a setback for economic recovery.See the full content of this document
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Concern As Growth Slackens in Service Industry
The incoming new business index fell from 51.4 in August to a 15- month low of 51.3 in September. Companies cited a general lack of market confidence because of concerns over the impact of swingeing spending cuts by the Conser...
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