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The British construction sector expansion slowed in August as the growth in the commercial and civil engineering segments were not strong enough to offset a steep slump in house building and sharply weakening demand due to rising borrowing costs, the purchasing managers' survey results from S&P Global showed on Wednesday.
The British manufacturing downturn deepened in August and was the steepest in more than three years as output and new orders fell at faster rates amid the weak market conditions both domestically and internationally, survey results from S&P Global revealed Friday.
The UK service sector continued to expand at a solid pace in May amid robust rises in output and new business despite mounting inflationary pressures fueled by higher wage costs, survey data from S&P Global revealed Monday.
The UK private sector expanded for the third successive month in April to the strongest level in a year, driven by a sharp upturn in the services economy, while manufacturing remained in the contraction zone, flash survey results from S&P Global showed on Friday.
The UK construction activity logged only a marginal expansion at the end of the first quarter, as the faster rise in the civil engineering category was offset by lower demand for residential works, survey results from S&P Global showed Thursday.