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Some Cheerier News
StevieJ
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Service sector up in July, quite unexpected.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/08/03/uk-pmi-services-britain-idUKTRE7722KY20110803
Survey compiler Markit said that its closely watched Purchasing Managers Index for the services sector rose to 55.4 in July from 53.9 in June, confounding expectations for a slowdown after Monday's surprise fall in factory activity.
Markit estimated that based on the PMI surveys, the economy grew by 0.5 percent in the three months to July -- an improvement on the 0.2 percent recorded from April to June.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/08/03/uk-pmi-services-britain-idUKTRE7722KY20110803
'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
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Far too positive for this part of the forum.
My stern voice tells you to please go back to the internet and find something negative and depressing to confirm it is all dooom and glooom for the next few decades.0 -
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No replies yet and one thanks (from moi).
Far too positive for this part of the forum.
My stern voice tells you to please go back to the internet and find something negative and depressing to confirm it is all dooom and glooom for the next few decades.
I'm sure Devon can spin some doom from the article.0 -
Service sector up in July, quite unexpected.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/08/03/uk-pmi-services-britain-idUKTRE7722KY20110803
Hopefully this means that the stats people were right about one-off factors having a big impact last quarter.0
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