The headline seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for business activity posted 47.1 in June, up from its level in May at 29, reaching its highest level in four months. The index survey showed that around 33% of participants reported a drop in business activity during …
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After the Great collapse due to COVID 19 pandemic, the UK manufacturing sector returned to recovery after it began to stabilize last June. IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) posted 50.1 compared to 40.7 in May, in line with economists’ expectations. PMIs are given on a scale of 0 to …
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