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MNI BRIEF: UK July GDP Growth Slows To A Crawl

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UK output rose by a mere 0.1% in July, with retail sales holding back the service sector. Services were unchanged in July, falling short of the 0.6% prediction, and the worst performance since January. Manufacturing was also unchanged between June and July, with output of machinery dampening output.

Construction declined by by 1.6%, the fourth-straight fall. All output categories were affected by the so-called ping-demic in July, which kept workers across a range of industries in isolation over the month. After the weak July performance, output remains 2.1% below the start of the pandemic in February of 2020.

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