UK services sector grew in January
15:49, 28 March 2013
LONDON. March 28. KAZINFORM The UK's services sector grew at its fastest pace for five months in January, outpacing the manufacturing and construction sectors, Kazinform has learnt from BBC.
Output rose 0.3% in January compared with the month before, the Office for National Statistics said.
Compared with a year earlier, the services sector - which makes up more than three-quarters of the UK's annual economic output - rose 0.8%.
The largest contributions came from business and financial services.