U.K. services PMI tumbles to 19-month low

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Source: Reuters
The Markit PMI for Britain's services sector unexpectedly slipped to 51.0 last month from 51.3 in June, showing the weakest reading since December 2010 and getting critically close to 50, which marks line that separates expansion from contraction. U.K.'s economy dropped 0.7% in the second quarter of the year, prolonging recession that began late 2011.
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