Britain enjoys strong services exports and a solid education system but low productivity growth and stagnant living standards
Price rises have encouraged customers to seek cheaper services — sometimes to their detriment
January PMIs show ‘renewed momentum’ despite price pressures from Red Sea crisis
Management consultancy > basically all other UK exports, sorry
PMI survey suggests the economy may avoid contraction in the final quarter
Better than expected PMI data raises hopes that economy will avoid stagnation in final quarter
Final PMI reading for September better than flash estimate, which caused pound to slide against dollar
Downturn in manufacturing deepens, survey shows
Far more of companies surveyed passing on costs to consumers than cutting them, new data show
Flash PMI services output index eases to three-month low of 53.7
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Majority of manufacturing and services businesses report contraction for fourth consecutive month
Fall in card transactions amid rising cost of living hits manufacturing and service sectors
In-person socialising with colleagues makes a comeback as bosses try to build camaraderie after pandemic
Research shows that financial services exports were hardest hit over four-year period
Businesses report recovery in activity ahead of easing of lockdown restrictions
Business leaders are bewildered by visa and work permit restrictions imposed by UK-EU trade agreement
Flagship coronavirus furlough scheme extended while VAT and business rates are cut
Britain can flourish as a bridge between countries that lack mutual FTAs
Boost to manufacturing from stockpiling was offset by renewed downturn in services
Purchasing managers’ index lower than expected but majority of businesses report expansion
Professional services ignored in negotiations, Lords committee says
Economists remain wary over what data reveal about strength of post-lockdown recovery
Claer Barrett, personal finance editor, and Andy Bounds, enterprise editor, answer readers’ questions
April PMI data suggest economic downturn could be worse than ‘anything seen in living memory’