国际英语资讯:Prospect of Brexit continues to mute British services sector: business group
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 13-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="economioc">economioc</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="muted">muted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="quarterly">quarterly</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Chambers">Chambers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> (<span word="BCC">BCC</span>) <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> 77 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span>, <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="indicators">indicators</span> <span word="broadly">broadly</span> <span word="static">static</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>," <span word="Suren">Suren</span> <span word="Thiru">Thiru</span>, <span word="BCC">BCC</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economics">economics</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="disposable">disposable</span> <span word="income">income</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="BCC">BCC</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Export">Export</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>, <span word="notably">notably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eurozone">eurozone</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="at">at</span> 0.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 0.3 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="indicators">indicators</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span>-<span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="weaker">weaker</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="business">business</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="business">business</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>.</p>
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