Growth in Britain’s private sector slowed to a crawl in August as factory output fell and the larger services sector eked out only a modest expansion, adding to signs that recession may be looming, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday.
LONDON, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) Business activity growth across the United Kingdom's (UK) private sector was the slowest in 18 months in August, as the rate of its expansion pointed to only a marginal increase in output, newly released data showed on Tuesday.
Britain’s private sector slowed to a crawl in August as factory output fell and the larger services sector eked out only a modest expansion, adding to signs that recession
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