U.K. Flash PMI Signals Further Economic Slowdown At End Of Second Quarter, Price Rises Intensify

Jun. 24, 2024 5:53 AM ET, , ,
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Summary

  • Flash PMI survey data for June signalled a slowing in the pace of economic growth, indicating that GDP will have risen in the second quarter at less than half the 0.6% pace recorded by the Office for National Statistics in the first three months of the year.
  • Although business activity continued to rise for an eighth successive month in June, according to early PMI survey data, the rate of growth slowed further from April's 12-month high to sit at a seven-month low.
  • The latest PMI data sends some conflicting signals to policymakers.

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Flash PMI survey data for June signalled a slowing in the pace of economic growth, indicating that GDP will have risen in the second quarter at less than half the 0.6% pace recorded by the Office for National Statistics in

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